Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and

Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team assist a role player off an ambulance July 23, during the Churashima Rescue Exercise on Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The annual exercise hosted by the 15th Brigade, Western Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, trains emergency responders for a swift reaction to the disaster effects of a trench-type earthquake. “In close cooperation with prefectural disaster response organizations, both civilian and defense, we practiced how information is shared, where we need to improve, and what we can accomplish next time more fully,” said Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lieutenant Colonel Naruhito Seo, 15th Brigade Headquarters.