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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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Cmdr. Harold Barnes (left), director of surgical services at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, and Sgt. 1st Class Norris R. Sayviseth, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of surgical services at Weed Army Community Hospital, perform surgery at Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital in May 2026. Sayviseth participated in the Joint Medical Augmentation and Skills Training Program, a partnership between Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms and Weed Army Community Hospital designed to strengthen joint medical readiness, interoperability, and clinical skills sustainment across the Military Health System. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NMRTC/NH Twentynine Palms public affairs officer)

Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, Weed Army Community Hospital launch Joint Medical Augmentation and Skills Training Program

| May 28, 2026

Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms and Weed Army Community Hospital at Fort Irwin launched a new joint training partnership on April 27, 2026 designed to strengthen combat medical readiness, expand clinical training...

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (May 14, 2026) Cmdr. Micah Kinney, executive officer of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kirk Ashley Young, biomedical equipment technician, both routinely practice within Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella. NAMRU EURAFCENT, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts research, surveillance and studies of vaccines, therapeutic agents, diagnostic assays and vector control measures in the EUCOM, AFRICOM and CENTCOM Areas of Responsibility to better prevent and treat infectious diseases in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Tiziana Consoli/Released)

NAMRU EURAFCENT and NMRTC Sigonella Strengthen Force Health Protection Through Partnership

| May 28, 2026

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy — Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Sigonella continued their long‑standing partnership with the signing of a new...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 19, 2026) Girl Scout Troop 29 present Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics Division with a gift of sensory objects to help improve patient outcomes at NMCP, May 21, 2026. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth is the premier readiness and training platform that provides superior medical training for military medical service members at NMCP, the U.S. military’s oldest, continuously operating military hospital since 1830. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Boatright)

Small Changes Make A Difference - Girl Scout Troop 29 helps Neurodevelopmental Pediatric Patients

| May 27, 2026

PORTSMOUTH, VA (May 21, 2026) Thanks to the compassion and dedication of Girl Scout Troop 29, the halls of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth are receiving small changes that make a big...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 21, 2026) — Participants, instructors, American Red Cross representatives and staff from the Directorate of Dental Services pose for a group photo during a Red Cross Dental Assistant Program recognition ceremony at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka. The revitalized Red Cross Dental Assistant Program provides participants with more than 600 hours of classroom instruction, clinical observation and hands-on training while supporting patient care and workforce development within Navy Medicine. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)

USNH Yokosuka Celebrates Return of Red Cross Dental Assistant Program

| May 27, 2026

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 21, 2026) — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka and the American Red Cross celebrated the completion of the command’s revitalized Red Cross Dental Assistant Program during a ceremony recognizing five...

Assistant Command Fitness Leader Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lucas Arteaga, left, high-fives Command Fitness Leader Chief Hospital Corpsman Amanda Ellis at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Drill Hall Field during the command’s monthly physical training event.

The two fitness leaders helped coordinate and drive motivation as Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River personnel took on a modified version of the 'Murph' challenge to foster unit cohesion and build camaraderie ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Adding to the patriotic spirit of the morning, personnel wore either traditional Navy PT gear or red, white, and blue coordinated attire.

The workout honors Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. The traditional routine consists of a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and a final 1-mile run.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River Tackles 'Murph' Challenge with Teamwork and Tribute

| May 22, 2026

Service members assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River marked the upcoming Memorial Day weekend by taking on the 'Murph' challenge during the monthly command physical training event at...

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