Aerial Insertion Training Exercise at North Wind 2

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, dismount a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as part of an aerial insertion training exercise during North Wind 26 on Hokudai-en, in Hakkaido, Japan, Jan. 28, 2026.

260128-A-DR075-1004.JPG Photo By: Sgt. John Russell

Jan 29, 2026

260128-A-DR075-1004 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (Jan. 28, 2026) — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, dismount a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as part of an aerial insertion training exercise during North Wind 26 on Hokudai-en, in Hakkaido, Japan, Jan. 28, 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. John Russell)

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