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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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Lt. Brittney Grossman, the Radiation Health Officer assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Portsmouth, NH, reviews a shipyard worker medical record with the clinics Radiation Health Department personnel, Hospital Corpsman Second Class Qasim Cummingham and Physical Science Technicians, Patti-Anne Hanson and Paul Vasaturo, onboard NMRTC Portsmouth NH, in Kittery, Maine, April 24 ,2026. Navy Radiation Health programs are audited annually by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to ensure regulatory compliance and high reliability.  NMRTU Portsmouth was recognized as having a top-tier program during their April 2026 audit. NMRTU Portsmouth is a branch clinic of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, New England. NMRTC is the comprehensive health care system for the U.S. Navy in the Northeast region, providing medical care to 70,000 eligible beneficiaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Jenny Paul)
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Portsmouth Earns Top Marks in Radiation Health Audit
| June 8, 2026
KITTERY, Maine. — The Radiation Health team at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Portsmouth has earned top marks following a recent audit conducted by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, placing the program among the...

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PCU John F. Kennedy Medical Team Builds Foundational Standards through Trauma Drills
| June 5, 2026
In the bustling, industrial environment of a shipyard, danger can strike without warning. For the Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), preparing for the unexpected is not just a...

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (June 3, 2026) Capt. Toni A. Bowden and Capt. Tammy E. Servies prepare to cut a ceremonial cake following their change of command ceremony at the Bayview aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, June 3, 2026. During the ceremony, Bowden assumed the roles of commanding officer, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay; commander, Joint Medical Group, Joint Task Force Guantanamo; and director, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy)
Guantanamo Bay Change of Command Marks Transition Across Three Critical Missions
| June 5, 2026
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – One of the Department of War’s most operationally demanding medical commands welcomed new leadership June 3, 2026, during a change of command ceremony, as Capt. Tammy E. Servies relinquished command to...

Workers at U.S Naval Hospital Guam (USNH Guam) install a new Revolution Ascend Plus 72 kilowatt computed tomography (CT) scanner, Feb. 13. A second unit, the Revolution Apex platform, is also scheduled for installation in the coming months as part of a planned modernization effort at the hospital. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman First Class Clien Lester Guico)
U.S. Naval Hospital Guam Installs New CT Scanners to Boost Readiness and Patient Care
| June 4, 2026
U.S Naval Hospital Guam (USNH Guam) completed installation of a new 72 kilowatt computed tomography (CT) scanner Feb. 13, with a second unit scheduled for installation in the coming months as part of a planned modernization...

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (May 15, 2026) Janaina Bortolatto, vice president of Clinical Operations for Cohesys, prepares BoneTape for application on an artificial skull during a demonstration of a new ultrasonic applicator for BoneTape resorbable fracture stabilization implant at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. BoneTape, a flexible tape intended to stabilize broken bones around the face and head, has been a part of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s research portfolio since 2024. Part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, NAMRU San Antonio supports Navy Medicine’s efforts to deliver expeditionary medicine systems, increase Sailor and Marine deployability, provide quality healthcare and recruit and retain medical personnel through gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial and directed energy research. Navy Medicine’s 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare, and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer /Released)
BoneTape Pilot Study Conducted at NAMRU San Antonio
| June 4, 2026
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston – Cohesys, producer of BoneTape, working in partnership with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, conducted a demonstration of a new ultrasonic applicator for the BoneTape...


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