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Simulated Cold-load Casualty Exercise at North Wind 26

U.S. Army Japan

Jan. 25, 2026 | 1:18

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, load a simulated casualty on board a Japanese Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during a simulated cold-load casualty exercise as part of North Wind 26 at Camp Okadama, Japan, Jan. 26, 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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