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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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SINAI, Egypt (July 13, 2026) Representatives from the Multinational Force and Observers and U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT pose for a group photo during a visit to South Camp. The engagement provided an opportunity to discuss ongoing force health protection efforts, vector-borne disease surveillance activities, and continued collaboration in support of U.S and partner nation personnel serving in the region. NAMRU EURAFCENT, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts research, surveillance and studies of vaccines, therapeutic agents, diagnostic assays and vector control measures in the EUCOM, AFRICOM and CENTCOM Areas of Responsibility to better prevent and treat infectious diseases in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Micah Kinney/Released)

NAMRU EURAFCENT Reaffirms Decades-Long Partnership with MFO in Support of Force Health Protection

| Aug. 14, 2026

SOUTH CAMP, Sinai, Egypt - Representatives from U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT met with leaders of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) during a July visit to the Sinai Peninsula.The engagement...

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Raphael R. Claxton, senior enlisted leader for the Directorate for Public Health at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, operated by Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, and senior preventive medicine technician for the Expeditionary Medical Facility Bravo detachment at Twentynine Palms, stands in front of Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Aug. 7, 2026. Claxton was selected as EMF Bravo’s Senior Sailor of the Quarter for his leadership and efforts to strengthen preventive medicine, force health protection and operational readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Evelyn Zermeno.)

Twentynine Palms preventive medicine technician named EMF Bravo Senior Sailor of the Quarter

| Aug. 13, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Deep in the Mojave Desert, where Marines train for some of the military’s most demanding operational environments, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Raphael R. Claxton is helping prepare Navy Medicine...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuella Gbogbo serves as a radiologic technologist and the leading petty officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point’s radiology department.

A native of Ghana, West Africa, Gbogbo leads a team whose work provides rapid, accurate imaging to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of service members’ injuries to return them to full duty status as quickly as possible.

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Hospital Corpsman Second Class Emmanuella Gbogbo

| Aug. 12, 2026

A Sailor serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point who joined the U.S. Navy became a Corpsman to give back in the best way she can.Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuella Gbogbo is a radiologic...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Pongmon Tunbuth, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, serves as a certified surgical technologist at Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 31, 2026. By supporting surgeons during a variety of medical procedures, Tunbuth helps ensure service members receive the care needed to remain medically ready and support operational missions worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)

Faces of Readiness: HM2 Pongmon Tunbuth Supporting the Warfighter in Rota

| Aug. 9, 2026

ROTA, Spain– Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Pongmon Tunbuth, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, supports patient care as a certified surgical technologist assisting surgical teams during a variety of...

Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), director, Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic, and director of the Navy Nurse Corps, stands for a group photo with members of the Navy Nurse Corps during a visit to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, Aug. 4. Hawkins hosted an open-dialogue session with the command's Nurse Corps officers, fielding direct questions regarding the future of Nurse Corps alignment and structural changes within Navy Medicine. As director of the Navy Nurse Corps, Hawkins emphasized the distinct professional development, educational benefits, and clinical leadership opportunities that make remaining in active service highly rewarding for junior officers.

Pictured from left to right are: Cmdr. Jennifer Williams, officer in charge, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Dahlgren and director of branch clinics; Cmdr. Shadaq Torres, director of clinical support services and chief nursing officer; Cmdr. Nichole Benson; Capt. Ken Radford, commanding officer, NMRTC Patuxent River; Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins; Capt. Ron Dewees, executive officer, NMRTC Patuxent River; Lt. Timothy Mohammad; Cmdr. MaryPat Tobola, director of health services; Lt. Catherine Gonzalez; and Lt. Patricia Baker.

Modernizing for Readiness: NMFL Commander Cuts Ribbon, Engages Deckplate Staff

| Aug. 7, 2026

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Industrial Hygiene headquarters at Naval Support Facility Indian Head launched a multi-site command visit by Rear Adm. Robert Hawkins, commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic...

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