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established september 11th 1950 . U S N .

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M R T C . Acosta has stood to project

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medical power throughout the indo pay

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calm area of responsibility . The

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mission started even before officials

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established the hospital at the end of

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World War two . American occupational

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forces used the facility as a 250 bed

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hospital dispensary because of the

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hospital strategic location . Five

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years later to start the korean war ,

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Navy medicine recognized the hospital

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as a U . S . Navy medical facility

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giving birth to US and MRT Yokosuka .

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Since the very beginning , US NMR TC

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Yokosuka played a vital role in

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treating korean war casualties from

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december 1952 january 1951 . U S N . M .

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R T . C . Costa's medical staff treated

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nearly 6000 patients earning the

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hospital . Its first Navy unit

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commendation throughout the decades of

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war and peace . The U . S . And Japan

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alliance was established . This

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alliance took the dedication of service

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members and civilians to understand new

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values , beliefs and customs . This

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alliance was strengthened on May 1st

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1952 through the inception of the

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Japanese fellows program , a year long

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internship for japanese doctors to work

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alongside US NMR TC Acosta's sailors

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and staff . This partnership continues

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to enrich our shared effectiveness and

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the projection of medical power in the

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indo pay comrie . The late 19 sixties

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and early 19 seventies once again saw

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hospital staff treating casualties from

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an armed conflict . This time in

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Vietnam . U . S . NH Yokosuka became a

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major evacuation hub for casualties

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from southeast asia . The hard work of

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the hospital staff during this period

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earned the command its second Navy unit

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commendation with the arrival , the USS

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Midway to Fleet Activities , Yokosuka

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in 1973 . The start of the family

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residency program and the increased

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importance of the Middle and far East

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theaters . Navy medicine authorized

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construction of the new hospital crews ,

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broke ground on the new facility in

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1979 and on february 10th 1981 what is

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now known as the core hospital opened

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its doors to the public . Today's

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command actualize is the values of

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those that came before us by exceeding

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Navy medicine standards and embodying

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the four PS people platforms ,

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performance and power . Us NMR TC

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Acosta is continually recognized for

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its excellent time and time again . In

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2022 alone , this excellence was

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reinforced through the receiving of

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numerous Navy surgeon General Power

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Awards to include its covid 19 response

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and other exceptional programs and

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initiatives . Today , we commemorate

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the past 72 years of excellence held by

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U . S . And M . R . T . C . Costa to

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include all units and detachments and

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the countless service members who have

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given their all to serve the war

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fighter and the overall greatness of

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the United States Navy