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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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Hospitalman Brianna Ochoa (left) and Hospital Apprentice Halima Stewart participate in a Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training course at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, May 15, 2026. Led by Army veterinary personnel, the training introduced hospital corpsmen to canine trauma assessment, hemorrhage control, airway management and other lifesaving skills used to stabilize injured military working dogs in operational environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NH/NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer
Treating Four-Legged Warfighters: Navy Corpsmen Train in Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care
| May 29, 2026
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms strengthened their operational medical capabilities in May 2026 through a Canine Tactical Combat...
Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), presents a Legion of Merit to Capt. Chad McKenzie, deputy commander, NMFL and a native of Bellefontaine, Ohio, during his retirement ceremony on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex, Portsmouth, Virginia, May 29, 2026. McKenzie served the Navy for nearly 30 years of dedicated service across 16 commands and helped advance Navy Medicine’s operational readiness and expeditionary medical capabilities in support of Fleet, Marine Corps, and joint force requirements. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levi Decker)
Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Honors Capt. Chad McKenzie Upon Retirement After 30 Years of Distinguished Naval Service
| May 29, 2026
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Capt. Chad McKenzie, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy, was honored for 30 years of service during a retirement ceremony held May 29, 2026, in the auditorium of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.The event...
Naval Medical Forces Development Command and Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) are mission driven and people powered. Albert Mayoyo is the International Military Student Officer at NMOTC and coordinates all the training for international military students at the command’s training centers, ensuring they receive the highest level of training and 100% succession rate. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)
Mission Driven, People Powered: Highlighting Mr. Albert Mayoyo
| May 29, 2026
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and people powered.This Q&A with Albert Mayoyo, International Military Student Officer (IMSO) for Navy...
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...

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