Approximately, 200 Marines and Sailors will begin providing medical services. The Group's medical detachment, a reinforced surgical company from Okinawa Japan, consists of 10 doctors, six nurses, and 40 corpsmen.
This will be the second US military medical facility to bring significant medical capability for the injured of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake.
The 212th Mobile Army Hospital is already providing medical care in Muzaffarabad since October 26.