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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2025) Lt. Cmdr. Alana Noritake, general surgeon at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, prepares to board a UH-1N Huey assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base during a mass casualty drill. U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka and Yokota's 374th Medical Group conducted a surgical team assist and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) operation during a joint mass casualty drill. The drill tested the efficiency of transporting a surgeon from Yokosuka to Yokota via 459th Airlift Squadron while simultaneously evacuating a Yokota-based trauma patient to a higher level of care in Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)