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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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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Spearheads "Stop the Bleed" Training as a Level II Trauma Center.

| Jan. 29, 2026

Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of death resulting from injury. In the critical moments after a traumatic injury, any bystander can become a lifeline. That is the core principle behind the "Stop the Bleed" training...

From left, Ms. Paula Curielabreu, Mr. Robert Villalobos, and Ms. Maria Lourdes Gregorio, all civilian employees at Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), pose for a photo with coins received from Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director for the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and director of Navy Medicine’s Civilian Corps Jan. 26, 2026. McGinnis presented each of them with a coin in recognition of their outstanding contributions and sustained superior performance in support of the NMFP mission. (DoW photo by Regena Kowitz/Released)

Naval Medical Forces Pacific civilians take center stage at town hall

| Jan. 28, 2026

Civilian personnel attended a town hall at Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) headquarters hosted by the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps, Jan. 26, 2026. The event provided a direct link of communication for its civilian...

HM3 Jesse Jewel, a search and rescue (SAR) medical technician and Helicopter In-land Rescue Aircrewman (HIRA) trainee assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31, conducts simulated real-world SAR training in the vicinity of Indian Wells near Inyokern, California, Jan. 19, 2026. The HIRA qualification certifies aircrew members to perform high-angle rappel operations during search and rescue missions, enhancing VX-31 SAR’s ability to respond in austere and mountainous environments. (Courtesy photo)

Navy SAR Team Executes Rapid Medical Evacuation After F-16 Ejection Near China Lake

| Jan. 28, 2026

CHINA LAKE, Calif. — A search and rescue team assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake executed a rapid medical evacuation Dec. 3 following the ejection of an F-16 pilot...

SAN DIEGO (March 5, 2024) Capt. David Bacon and Dr. Ava Marie Conlin discuss the findings Conlin, along with other Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) researchers from the Birth and Infant Health Research (BIHR) program recently discovered in their studies to safeguard military family health. NHRC, part of 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 Danielle Cazarez/released)

National Birth Defects Awareness Month: NHRC Researchers Conduct Studies to Safeguard Military Family Health

| Jan. 28, 2026

SAN DIEGO – Researchers with Naval Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Birth and Infant Health Research (BIHR) program published new findings on January 27, strengthening the understanding of birth defects among military...

260122-N-FB730-1005 CAMP LEJEUNE. (January 22, 2026) A Hospital Corpsman intubates a manikin during a skill sustainment training with the Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Center on January 22, 2026. The training focused on life saving medical techniques needed to ensure Sailors provide efficient medical care. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist second class Justin Woods)

Camp Lejeune Sailors conduct skill sustainment at Naval Medical Center

| Jan. 28, 2026

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Sailors stationed with Marine Corps units are ensuring skills remain sharp through sustainment training courses. Twenty-eight hospital corpsmen with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion attended...

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