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  • 18th MDG hosts doctor day for Okinawan students

    The 18th Medical Group hosted a Doctor Day event for local Okinawan students at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2024. The event showcased what Air Force medical professionals do on a day to day basis to keep Airmen healthy.

  • Patient Safety: Improving Quality Care

    Members of the 35th Medical Group come together to discuss the importance of patient safety at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Maintaining and improving patient safety requires the constant innovation and dedication of care team members in order to deliver the best care possible to service

  • MHS Genesis transition in focus during town hall

    Leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and 374th Medical Group met with the Yokota community Aug. 31, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to discuss the transition to MHS GENESIS, the new electronic health record for the Military Health System.The Yokota community gathered at the base officers’ club to learn

  • Yokota Medics test contingency response with UK, JP allies during MG23

    Yokota medics were put to the test July 18-19, to practice aeromedical evacuation and massive casualty response in cooperation with the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Japan in support of Mobility Guardian 2023 operations and an internal readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • What’s bugging you Yokota?

    Summertime means longer days, a warmer climate, and more bugs. The increase in insects means more chances of insect-borne diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis, which spread via mosquitoes. The 374th Medical Group entomology Airmen collect samples of insects from across Yokota Air Base, and submit

  • Internal medicine team paves paths to specialty care

    A team within the 374th Health Care Operations Squadron's internal medicine clinic works to facilitate escalated medical care when a patient’s needs exceed the scope of their primary care manager. The internal medicine clinic has a five-person team that is responsible for issuing referrals to