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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)