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Welcome

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.

News

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is always mission driven and most importantly people powered! Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes, the Lead Petty Officer for the Navy Medicine Training Support Command’s (NMTSC) Advanced Radiographer Program, Detachment Portsmouth. Barnes recently received the 2025 Military Citizen of the Year for Hampton Roads award. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)

Mission Driven, People Powered - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes

| Dec. 10, 2025

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and people powered. Today, we highlight Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes, the Lead Petty Officer...

JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan (Nov. 9, 2025) — U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka work alongside Japanese emergency responders to perform joint patient-care procedures during Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025. The annual exercise is one of Kanagawa Prefecture’s largest disaster-response drills, involving U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Red Cross Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Atsugi personnel working alongside U.S. and Japanese agencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Public Affairs)

USNMRTC Yokosuka Enhances Joint Readiness During Big Rescue Kanagawa 2025

| Dec. 10, 2025

JOGASHIMA PARK, Japan — U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka joined more than a dozen U.S. and Japanese military, governmental, and civilian organizations Nov. 9 during Big Rescue Kanagawa...

OKINAWA, Japan (December 3, 2025) – Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs (ASW[HA]) Dr. Stephen Ferrara visits with U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Okinawa leadership and tours the hospital Dec. 3, 2025. From left to right: ASW(HA) Policy Director, Recovery Coordination Programs Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Rutherford; Bryce Slinger, ASW(HA) chief of staff; Dr. Stephen Ferrara; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., USNH Okinawa director; Capt. James Demitrack, USNH Okinawa deputy director; USNH Okinawa Command Master Chief Derek Nelson. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Fowler)

Acting Secretary of War for Health Affairs Visits U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa

| Dec. 9, 2025

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan — Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara made a brief visit to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Dec. 3, emphasizing his commitment to supporting military medical...

251024-N-FM959-1004 JACKSONVILLE, FL. (Oct. 24, 2025) Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville stands in formation during the winter uniform inspection Oct. 24. NH Jacksonville, is led by Director Capt. Craig Malloy, Executive Officer Capt. Shari Gentry and Command Master Chief Nkomo Willie, was recently given an “A” rating by the Leapfrog Hospital Group for safety. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Campbell)

NH Jacksonville receives highest hospital safety grade

| Dec. 9, 2025

For the second year in a row, Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville proudly announces it retained its letter “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2025. NH Jacksonville is one of 18 hospitals within the Defense Health Agency...

U.S. NMRTC Guantanamo Bay Earns Navy Surgeon General’s Health and Wellness Award

| Dec. 9, 2025

U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay was recognized with the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Blue-H Gold Star Award for excellence in advancing health and readiness...

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