Yokota Air Base

1/12

180424-F-GA541-0150

A team of first responders prepare to load a patient into an ambulance during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the 374th Medical Group’s medical technicians, 374 SFS patrolmen and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron’s firefighters play in responding to medical emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0162

Hideki Ohashi, 374th Medical Group ambulance operator, performs bag-valve-mask ventilation while continuing to monitor patient cardiac rhythm during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0027

Staff Sgt. Frederick Thompson, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, calls in to dispatch after performing an initial assessment during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the 374th Medical Group’s medical technicians, 374 SFS patrolmen and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron’s firefighters play in responding to a medical emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0039

Staff Sgt. Frederick Thompson, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, explains the situation to the first responders from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the first responders from different agencies at Yokota play in responding to a medical emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0057

First responders provide care to patients during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. In this scenario, the responding team has determined the pedestrian to be the more critical patient and have spread out their care to both patients to better reflect this need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0075

A team of first responders provide care to a simulated pedestrian struck in a vehicle accident during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0083

A team of first responders tend to multiple points of trauma on a simulated patient during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the 374th Medical Group’s medical technicians, 374 SFS patrolmen and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron’s firefighters play in responding to medical emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0118

A team of first responders lowers a patient onto a gurney during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0066

Staff Sgt. Andrew Jones, 374th Medical Group medical technician, explains the process of applying a neck brace for C-spine stabilization to a patient during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. In situations requiring C-spine stabilization, first responders must manually stabilize the spine prior to applying the brace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0172

Kento Atari, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, retrieves the spine board prior to patient extraction during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the 374th Medical Group’s medical technicians, 374 SFS patrolmen and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron’s firefighters play in responding to medical emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0188

A team of first responders secure a patient to a spine board for extraction during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0079

Staff Sgt. Andrew Jones, 374th Medical Group medical technician, searches through his bag for a piece of life-saving equipment during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the first responders from different agencies at Yokota play in responding to a medical emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0150

A team of first responders prepare to load a patient into an ambulance during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. The exercise is designed to evaluate the response and roles of the 374th Medical Group’s medical technicians, 374 SFS patrolmen and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron’s firefighters play in responding to medical emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
180424-F-GA541-0162

Hideki Ohashi, 374th Medical Group ambulance operator, performs bag-valve-mask ventilation while continuing to monitor patient cardiac rhythm during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Yokota's First Responders Answer the Call

Published April 26, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Hideki Ohashi, 374th Medical Group ambulance operator, performs bag-valve-mask ventilation while continuing to monitor patient cardiac rhythm during an inter-agency emergency medical response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2018. Through the completion of scenarios like this, Yokota’s first responders are able to be better prepared for real-world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Gilmore)