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Patuxent River, MD
Naval Aircrewmen from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River "SAR Dogs" unit prepare a simulated crash site on a beach prior to a rescue evolution. From Left, Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Kanon Brooks, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andrew Conklin, Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Mackenzie W. Gordon and Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Joseph Conant set the stage for a realistic L00A qualification flight. This vital preparation ensures the scenario effectively tests the incoming aircrew's ability to locate, assess, and rescue simulated casualties without prior information.
Patuxent River, MD
Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River Search and Rescue (SAR) aircrew hoists a simulated patient in a rescue litter into an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. This training tests the crew’s ability to safely extract a patient and prepare them for transport to a higher echelon of care, a critical skill for newly qualified L00A corpsmen like Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arsides Garay.
Patuxent River, MD
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arsides Garay (center), assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, performs simulated advanced life support on a training mannequin during his final L00A qualification flight. The L00A qualification equips Navy Corpsmen to provide independent emergency medical care in austere environments.
Patuxent River, MD
Aircrewmen from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River Search and Rescue "SAR Dogs" unit signal to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter after locating and assessing simulated crash survivors. The scenario was part of the final L00A qualification flight for Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arsides Garay, testing the crew’s ability to conduct a successful rescue without specific location data.
Okinawa, Japan
Japan (December 3, 2025) – During a visit Dec. 3, 2025, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara recognizes Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Steven Vialva for his outstanding contributions working in U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa’s intensive care unit. Ferrara was at the hospital to meet with leadership, learn first-hand about hospital operations, and show his support for the work being done at the facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Fowler)
Okinawa, Japan
Japan (December 3, 2025) – Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara talks with U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa staff during an all hands call Dec. 3, 2025. Ferrara was at the hospital to meet with leadership, learn first-hand about hospital operations, and show his support for the work being done at the facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Fowler)
Okinawa, Japan
OKINAWA, Japan (December 3, 2025) – Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs (ASW[HA]) Dr. Stephen Ferrara visits with U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Okinawa leadership and tours the hospital Dec. 3, 2025. From left to right: ASW(HA) Policy Director, Recovery Coordination Programs Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Rutherford; Bryce Slinger, ASW(HA) chief of staff; Dr. Stephen Ferrara; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., USNH Okinawa director; Capt. James Demitrack, USNH Okinawa deputy director; USNH Okinawa Command Master Chief Derek Nelson. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Fowler)
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka work alongside Japanese emergency responders to perform joint patient-care procedures during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka works with Japanese responders to assess and treat a simulated casualty during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies.(U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier awaits instructions during a simulated mass-casualty scenario at Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka works with Japanese responders to assess and treat a simulated casualty during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan
JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka works with Japanese responders to assess and treat a simulated casualty during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)
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