Yokota Nurse Symposium strengthens partnership with Japanese nurses, showcase medical readiness

An attendee from the Yokota Nurse Symposium records a video of a simulated K-9 medical demonstration at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25, 2025. Local nurses in Japan visited Yokota to engage in interactive training, including tactical combat casualty care, demonstrations, aircraft tours and hands-on exposure to 374th Medical Group operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Yokota Nurse Symposium strengthens partnership with Japanese nurses, showcase medical readiness

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Frias, 374th Surgical Operation Squadron nurse anesthetist, demonstrates the induction of anesthesia during the Yokota Nurse Sympostium at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 26, 2025. Local nurses in Japan visited Yokota to engage in interactive training, including combat casualty care, demonstrations, aircraft tours and hands-on exposure to 374th Medical Group operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Diamond King, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, and Capt. Joseph Ocampo, 374th Healthcare Operation Squadron urgent care clinical nurse, demonstrates tactical combat casualty care during the Yokota Nurse Symposium at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25, 2025. Local nurses in Japan visited Yokota to engage in interactive training, including tactical combat casualty care, demonstrations, aircraft tours and hands-on exposure to 374th Medical Group operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Yokota Nurse Symposium strengthens partnership with Japanese nurses, showcase medical readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Diamond King, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, and Capt. Joseph Ocampo, 374th Healthcare Operation Squadron urgent care clinical nurse, demonstrates tactical combat casualty care during the Yokota Nurse Sympostium at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25, 2025. Local nurses in Japan visited Yokota to engage in interactive training, including tactical combat casualty care, demonstrations, aircraft tours and hands-on exposure to 374th Medical Group operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Yokota Nurse Symposium strengthens partnership with Japanese nurses, showcase medical readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Diamond King, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, demonstrates tactical combat casualty care during the Yokota Nurse Symposium at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25, 2025. Local nurses in Japan visited Yokota to engage in interactive training, including tactical combat casualty care, demonstrations, aircraft tours and hands-on exposure to 374th Medical Group operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Participants from the Yokota Nurse Symposium pose in front of a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing during the Yokota Nurse Symposium at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25, 2025. During the event, visitors learned the CV-22 Osprey’s vital function as an air ambulance, ensuring patients can be quickly evacuated and transferred to higher levels of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas) (This photo has been modified for operational security reasons)

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Yokota Nurse Symposium strengthens partnership with Japanese nurses, showcase medical readiness

Published Sept. 24, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

The 374th Medical Group hosted a two-day nurse symposium welcoming local nurses across Japan to Yokota Air Base, Sept. 25.

The event highlighted Yokota’s medical readiness in the Indo-Pacific through mission briefs covering the 374th MDG’s history, roles, and responsibilities. Nurses also experienced a live demonstration of tactical combat casualty care, toured a C-130J Super Hercules and CV-22B Osprey, and wrapped up with a hands-on look at the 374th MDG’s diverse medical operations.