ATSUGI, Japan — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka Sailors joined U.S. and Japanese military, government, medical and emergency-response organizations for Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026 on Sept. 1 at the Kanagawa Prefectural Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center and Fire Academy.
USNMRTC Yokosuka contributed doctors, hospital corpsmen, Japanese Fellows and translators to a tri-service U.S. medical team. The team integrated with other Department of Defense (DoD) emergency responders and Japanese medical partners to rehearse patient reception, bilateral triage and treatment, casualty movement and coordination across military and civilian medical systems.
Big Rescue Kanagawa is a large-scale, multi-agency...
ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 1, 2026) — Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka and U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Atsugi pose for a group photo with Japanese Fellows following the closing ceremony for Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026. Big Rescue Kanagawa is a large-scale, multi-agency disaster-response exercise jointly organized by Kanagawa Prefecture and Atsugi City to rehearse patient reception, bilateral triage and emergency-response operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)
