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TAURA, Japan (Feb 27, 2025) Vice Adm. Tomohiko Madono, commandant, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Yokosuka District (center); U. S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka Commanding Officer, Capt. Torrin Velazquez (right) and Rear Adm. Satoshi Tsukazaki, Commander, Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka (left) observe surgical operations during a joint mass casualty 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 Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)