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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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260202-N-FT324-8515. ROTA, Spain (February 2, 2026)-Pictured left, Cmdr. Brian Barlow, orthopedic surgeon assigned to Navy Medicine and Training Command Rota, performs a computer-assisted knee replacement procedure with his surgical team at Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, using navigation technology to enhance precision and support warfighter readiness. Service members with medical limitations due to hip and knee injuries who undergo replacement surgery can be returned to full operational capability. (U.S. Navy Photo Taken by Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Phillips)

Innovation in Action: Naval Hospital Rota First in Europe to Deliver Computer-Assisted Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

| March 2, 2026

ROTA, Spain (February 2, 2026). U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rotahas become the first military treatment facility in the Defense Health Network–Europe to perform computer-assisted hip and knee replacement surgery, marking a...

U.S. Navy Lt. Hannah Cunningham, left, assigned to En-route Care System (ERCS) Team 52, and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Rodriguez, right, assigned to ERCS Team 52, treat a patient aboard a small boat during a ship-to-shore medical evacuation exercise as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2026. AE26 is a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Abigayle Lutz)

Navy medical teams test life-saving capabilities during exercise ARCTIC EDGE 26

| Feb. 28, 2026

KODIAK, Alaska (Feb. 27, 2026) – U.S. Navy expeditionary medical teams trained in the harsh Alaskan environment as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE 26), a large-scale joint and multinational exercise running from February 23 to...

3rdMARDIV Medical Team, Guest Speakers Come Together for Combat Medicine Training

| Feb. 27, 2026

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN- U.S. Navy corpsmen with 3rd Marine Division and III Marine Expeditionary Force stationed in Hawaii and Okinawa attended combat medicine training at Camp Courtney. Guest speakers shared their...

A view of the new U.S. Naval Hospital Guam. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to unveil the facility, which boasts 281,000 square feet, including 42 beds, two cesarean section rooms, improved diagnostic and ancillary capabilities such as MRI and CT scanning suites, and replaces the old facility built in 1954. (U.S. Navy photo by Jesse Leon Guerrero/Released)

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam enhances trauma readiness with first Advanced Trauma Life Support course

| Feb. 26, 2026

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam - U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam strengthened its trauma care capabilities by becoming an American College of Surgeons approved Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course site, Jan. 23, 2026. This...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2026) — Lt. Gillian Gutierres, left, participates in a one-on-one meeting with commanding officer Capt. Janiese Cleckley during the Commanding Officer for a Day program at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms. The initiative provides junior officers firsthand exposure to command-level leadership and decision-making. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer)

NMRTC Twentynine Palms launches “Commanding Officer for a Day” leadership program

| Feb. 25, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms launched a new “Commanding Officer for a Day” initiative on Feb. 19, 2026 aimed at strengthening leadership development and...

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