shortly before the hospital opened, the command received a meritorious unit commendation medal for support provided to burn patients from the marine corps training camp, camp fuji, japan, in october 1979. a second meritorious unit commendation medal was awarded for superb medical support provided between july 1986 and july 1988. a third meritorious unit commendation medal was awarded in july 1994 for support provided to victims of an explosion and fire aboard uss "midway" in 1990 and victims of the mt. pinatubo eruption in the republic of philippines in 1991.