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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.

News

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...

Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Welcomes First Baby of the Year

| Feb. 25, 2026

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – While many first babies of the year arrive within minutes or hours of midnight on Jan. 1, milestones unfold on their own timeline in a small, remote community like Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.U.S...

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 25, 2025) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Cameron, a member of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay, serves as an Emergency Medical Technician at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 25, 2026. Cameron is a native of Hollywood, Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy/released)

Hollywood Sailor Supports U.S. Navy Medicine in Guantanamo Bay

| Feb. 25, 2026

Courtesy story by Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. - Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Petty Officer 2nd Class Connor Cameron, this story began in Hollywood, Florida, where...

Navy Capt. Virginia Damin, commanding officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton and director, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, presents Capt. Cheri Smiley, outgoing executive officer and incoming commanding officer of Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha with the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her outstanding service throughout her time as the executive officer during the EMF 150 Alpha change of command ceremony aboard NHCP on Feb. 20, 2026.

EMF 150 Alpha changes command aboard MCB Camp Pendleton

| Feb. 25, 2026

On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha conducted a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.Capt. Kenneth Basford relinquished command to Capt. Cheri Smiley in an outdoor...

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chad Laughrey, a chaplain at Naval Medical Center San Diego, accompanied by U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, NMCSD director, displays his board certification from the National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains at NMCSD, Feb. 17. Board-certified chaplains complete rigorous training in both the classroom and the clinical setting to meet professional standards of clinical chaplaincy. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo via courtesy asset)

NMCSD chaplain receives VA board certification

| Feb. 25, 2026

Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Director, U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, presented U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chad Laughrey, chaplain at NMCSD, with his board certification from the National Association of Veterans...

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