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TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct triage operations during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct triage operations during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct triage operations during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Lead orthopedic surgeon, Cmdr. Benjamin Chi provided didactic and practical training on the application of external fixation pins and the physics of external fixators as well as unstable pelvic fractures during the pre-exercise team building. Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct surgical training during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Operation Room (OR) Staff Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Ochoa,Hospital Corpsman HN Gregory West provided the surgical materials for support and liaised with Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) OR support staff. Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct surgical training during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Operation Room (OR) Staff Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Ochoa,Hospital Corpsman HN Gregory West provided the surgical materials for support and liaised with Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) OR support staff. Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct surgical training during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, JAPAN

TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Lead orthopedic surgeon, Cmdr. Benjamin Chi provided didactic and practical training on the application of external fixation pins and the physics of external fixators as well as unstable pelvic fractures during the pre-exercise team building. Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka and U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka personnel conduct surgical training during a joint disaster response drill. The exercise focused on enhancing hospital administrative and command staff capabilities between NMRTC Yokosuka and JSDF Hospital Yokosuka in the event of a large-scale natural disaster, such as a major earthquake. It also provided an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese medical teams to improve emergency response capabilities through collaborative triage and surgical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) Industrial Hygiene component team members conducted air quality and lead exposure assessments at Camp Lemonnier’s indoor shooting range, enabling its safe recertification and restoring a key readiness asset that supports 4,000 joint personnel. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexsandria Guerrero carefully prepared wipe samples to test for lead contamination at the Milo Range indoor shooting range. The work of FDPMU’s highlights the vital role of public health in sustaining force protection and mission success. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo) Share

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) Industrial Hygiene component team members conducted air quality and lead exposure assessments at Camp Lemonnier’s indoor shooting range, Lt. j.g Grade Samuel Martindale, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan King take samples to assess lead contamination levels at the Milo Range indoor shooting range. The work of the FDPMU team enabled the safe recertification of the shooting range, restoring a key readiness asset that supports 4,000 joint personnel. Their work highlights the vital role of public health in sustaining force protection and mission success. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo) Share

Twentynine Palms, CA

Hospital corpsmen assigned to the Multi-Service Unit at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms participate in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training alongside the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Fire Department on March 21. The hands-on exercise reinforced critical trauma response skills, ensuring corpsmen are prepared to provide life-saving care in mass casualty and combat scenarios (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher C. Jones, NHTP/NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer). Share

Twentynine Palms, CA

Hospital corpsmen assigned to the Multi-Service Unit at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms participate in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training alongside the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Fire Department on March 21. The hands-on exercise reinforced critical trauma response skills, ensuring corpsmen are prepared to provide life-saving care in mass casualty and combat scenarios (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher C. Jones, NHTP/NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer). Share

Twentynine Palms, CA

Hospital corpsmen assigned to the Multi-Service Unit at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms participate in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training alongside the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Fire Department on March 21. The hands-on exercise reinforced critical trauma response skills, ensuring corpsmen are prepared to provide life-saving care in mass casualty and combat scenarios (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher C. Jones, NHTP/NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer). Share