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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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SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2026) David Chou , principal investigator of the ‘A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response’ (AVATAR) investigation, and Erica Duarte, Lab Safety and Logistics Supervisor at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), place extracted specimens into a secure package for transport, further tests and analysis. These specimens are being analyzed as part of NHRC, part of NASA’s Artemis II mission. Navy Medicine Research & Development, supports Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality with research and development that delivers high-value, high-impact solutions to the health and readiness challenges U.S. military population faces on the battlefield, at-sea, home and abroad. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Reyes/released)
Naval Health Research Center Supports Groundbreaking Artemis II 'Avatar' Experiment
| April 30, 2026
SAN DIEGO– The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) provided its lab facilities and personnel to support a NASA study from the Artemis II mission on April 11, 2026.Following the splashdown and recovery of the Orion spacecraft...
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Naleni Castillo of the Staff Education and Training Department was named Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2026 at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.
Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates, Honors Sailor Excellence
| April 30, 2026
Three sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point were recently selected as Sailors of the Quarter.The honorees are Hospitalman Alyson Cuff, Bluejacket of the Quarter; Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Naleni Castillo,...
260409-N-TW242-1005 OKINAWA, Japan (April 9, 2026) - U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Wardroom Observes the Start of the Battle of Okinawa on April 9th, 2026. Memorial to the lives lost during the battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Navy photo by Public Affairs Officer Trey Savitz)
U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Wardroom Observes the Start of the Battle of Okinawa
| April 30, 2026
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan — The wardroom from U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) held a professional military education (PME) event to observe the start of the Battle of Okinawa.In a quote from then-Secretary of Defense...
Naval Medical Forces Development Command and Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) are mission driven and people powered. Ronald Clark is the department head of material management for NMLPDC and leads a team responsible for procurement of supplies, drafting of contracts for educational programs, and inventory management of high-value assets. His work provides essential logistical support for training pipelines across the Medical, Nurse, Dental and Medical Service Corps. (U.S. Navy graphic by Malcolm McClendon)
Mission Driven, People Powered: Highlighting Mr. Ronald Clark Jr.
| April 29, 2026
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and people powered. Ronald Clark Jr., material management department head assigned to Naval Medical Leader...
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 29, 2026) --The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) proudly announces that it has been awarded the prestigious Navy Surgeon General’s 2025 “Blue H” Health Promotion and Wellness Award, achieving the esteemed Gold Star level. This remarkable recognition, a first for ATAMMC, underscores the medical center's commitment to excellence in promoting health, readiness, and wellness for all service members and staff.
A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center Awarded 2025 Navy Surgeon General’s Blue H Health Promotion and Wellness Award
| April 29, 2026
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 29, 2026) --The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) proudly announces that it has been awarded the prestigious Navy Surgeon General’s 2025 “Blue H” Health Promotion and Wellness...

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