Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic (SOFAM) participants watch a CH-47G Chinook, assigned to U.S. Army 52nd Aviation Regiment, prepare to land near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2025. SOFAM 2025 prepares medics to operate in cold to extreme cold weather and to provide safe medical care in austere conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)