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Welcome to the official website of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Annapolis!

At NMRTC Annapolis, our mission is to provide a medically ready force – certifying the warfighters that we care for are ready to fight tonight supported by a ready, well-trained medical force. As the former Surgeon General stated, we “provide well-trained People, working as expeditionary medical experts on optimized Platforms operating as cohesive teams demonstrating high reliability Performance to project Medical Power in support of Naval Superiority”. While we are not an operational or expeditionary unit, we are a platform prepared to support expeditionary medicine at any time – and we must ensure our readiness as medical personnel to respond to that call.

Since 1845, NHC Annapolis has been committed to exemplifying the best of Navy Medicine though innovation, quality care, technology, talent management, and leadership. NHC Annapolis provides health support in six locations across three states. At its core is the care and commissioning readiness of the more than 4,400 members of the Brigade of Midshipmen. NHC Annapolis providers contribute to athlete development on and off the field, and support the Naval Academy as team physicians for 33 varsity sports teams and 26 club sports.
 

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250706-N-N1574-1001 MANATA, Ecuador (July 6, 2025) During Continuing Promise 2025, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dennis Begley and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Thai Nguyen, assigned to the Mercy-Class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from a medical site in Manata, Ecuador, July 6, 2025. The patient required a CT exam from the hospital ship’s radiology department. Continuing Promise, a U.S. Southern Command and 4th Fleet deployment provides humanitarian assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical and dental support, and disaster response to partner nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
From Challenge to Readiness: USNS Comfort Radiology Team Drives “Get Real, Get Better” Success
| Dec. 2, 2025
Aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), the Radiology Department turned lessons from a mass-casualty drill into a powerful example of the Navy’s Get Real, Get Better (GRGB) culture of continuous...
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EXMEDs Train with Marines, Osprey for Battlefield Care
| Dec. 1, 2025
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sailors with En-Route Care System (ERCS) 52 and ERCS 53 participated in en-route care training conducted by the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) in coordination with...
Behavioral Health Bravo Zulu… Capt. Karla Lepore, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton commanding officer congratulates Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw, behavioral health technician assigned to the command’s Mental Health Directorate, with being named the Navy’s Behavioral Health Technician of the Year…shortly after he was also recognized as their Sailor of the Year (official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
Navy’s Behavioral Health Technician of the Year selected from NMRTC Bremerton
| Dec. 1, 2025
When Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw, behavioral health technician was recognized as his command’s Sailor of the Year, that announcement was just the precursor to an additional - and unexpected – accolade.Navy...
Portsmouth, Va. (Nov. 26, 2025) Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth held its inaugural Tidewater Classic Flag Football Challenge on Nov. 22 bringing together medical personnel from units across the Tidewater area. The event pitted Sailors and Marines from NMRTC Portsmouth against Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in a friendly flag football game held at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The event aimed to foster comradery between commands and boost morale for commands in the area. After bringing the game to overtime, Eustis-Langley’s team “Falcon” came out victorious with a final score of 12-6, and their head coach, Airman 1st Class Quincy Owens, catching the winning pass.
NMRTC’s Tidewater Classic Flag Football Game Brings Communities Together in Unprecedented Joint-Military Event
| Nov. 26, 2025
NMRTC’s Tidewater Classic Flag Football Game Brings Communities Together in Unprecedented Joint-Military EventStory by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas BoatrightPORTSMOUTH, Va. (November 26, 2025) There are many...
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 3, 2025) — Sailors and civilian staff assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka’s Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Diego Garcia pose for a group photo. (U.S. Navy photo by USNMRTU Diego Garcia)
Joint Tele-Critical Care Network Enables BHC Diego Garcia’s Urgent Medical Response
| Nov. 26, 2025
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – On Oct. 3, 2025, medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka’s Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Diego Garcia swiftly responded to an emergency call aboard a vessel...

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