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Cold Weather Medical Training Event at North Wind 26 (Vertical)

U.S. Army Japan

Jan. 22, 2026 | 3:45

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Canadian Army Soldiers, become familiar with Japanese medical cold-weather medical protocol as part of a cold-weather training event during North Wind 26 at Hokudai-en in Hokkaido, Japan on Jan. 23, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Lukas Sparks)

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