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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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Hospital Corpsman Conor Tucker from the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's physical therapy department demonstrates physical therapy moves while the Sword Thrive technology monitors his form and suggests corrections.

NMCP Enhances Warfighter Readiness with Innovative Virtual Physical Therapy

| March 13, 2026

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is at the forefront of enhancing the physical readiness of military members in the Hampton Roads area with the launch of a new virtual physical therapy program called Sword Thrive. This...

Daniel Whitehead, right, assistant fire chief of operations of Cherry Point FEMS and an Emergency Medical Technician, instructs Navy Corpsmen how to identify and respond to a patient experiencing heart failure during an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on March 5, 2026. The Corpsmen, who are assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point, participated in the training to enhance their skills and knowledge in providing emergency medical care in various scenarios.

Training to Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: NMRTC Cherry Point Corpsmen Conduct EMT-Basic Course

| March 13, 2026

Corpsmen serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point partnered with the base’s Fire and Emergency Services Department to complete an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course in March, 2026.Sailors assigned to Navy...

Staff Sgt. Joshua Hutchinson (left) referees a pugil sticks match between Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Thuan Nguyen (center) and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Arturo Fregoso during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Tan Belt course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on Dec. 15, 2025. The training bolsters interoperability with Marines to provide war-ready medical care, increases lethality and reinforces the warrior ethos. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms / Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms public affairs officer).

Twentynine Palms Sailors strengthen warrior ethos, increase lethality through Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

| March 12, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms completed the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Tan Belt course in December 2025, participating in...

Andres Santamarie, training and exercise support for Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS), discusses the Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform curriculum during the Naval Training Systems Plan workshop in San Diego, Feb. 24, 2026. This platform is a key component of the JOMIS suite, supporting comprehensive clinical documentation at higher-level medical facilities.

Navy Medicine forges training plan for JOMIS, boosting fleet medical readiness

| March 12, 2026

SAN DIEGO –The U.S. Navy has finalized a strategic training plan for its next-generation operational medical technology, a critical step toward enhancing the health and readiness of Sailors and Marines across the...

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) are mission driven and people powered.

With almost 35 years of combined military and civilian corps service under his belt, Dr. John P. Albano has served as the program director for the Robert E. Mitchell Center (REMC) for POW Studies since 2018. By integrating REMC research into NMOTC's core curricula produces a more resilient and mission-ready medical force to support the warfighter from the point of injury to a successful return to duty. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)

Mission Driven, People Powered: Highlighting Dr. John P. Albano

| March 11, 2026

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) are mission driven and people powered.With almost 35 years of combined...

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