US, Japanese responders make history [Image 4 of 14]

OKINAWA, JAPAN

04.27.2011

Photo by Cpl. Megan Angel 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Japanese emergency response team members from Chubu Hospital off-load a mock casualty from the air ambulance, known as “Doctor Heli,” at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa April 27. U.S. military and local and national Japanese emergency response services conducted a field training exercise, where, for the first time, Japanese emergency response helicopters performed a patient transport to USNH Okinawa. The exercise was part of an emergency preparedness exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Japanese emergency response services to deepen U.S.-Japan mutual understanding and cooperation.

• Date Taken: 04.27.2011
• Date Posted: 05.05.2011 22:24
• Photo ID: 398131
• VIRIN: 110427-M-QE984-087
• Resolution: 4368x2912
• Size: 1.14 MB
• Location: OKINAWA, JP