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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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A routine lunchtime gym visit turned into anything but normal for U.S. Navy Hospitalman Joseph Clark in Waukegan, Illinois. It was corpsman up for man down. Clark, along with Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class Adam Altreche, Zachary Evans and Dillon Talburt, responded to an urgent call with medical support for a gym patron who collapsed in the men’s locker room, Feb. 3, 2026. Rendering immediate assistance was a reflective effect of each corpsman enrolled in the Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training course (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer)
NMRTC Bremerton Corpsman Helps with Life-Saving Efforts
| Feb. 24, 2026
A routine lunchtime gym visit turned into anything but normal for U.S. Navy Hospitalman Joseph Clark in Waukegan, Illinois.It was corpsman up for man down.Clark, along with Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class Adam Altreche, Zachary...

Dentists and staff members of Walter Reed’s Pediatric Dental Department and the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center provide Military Health System beneficiaries information concerning proper dental care during an open house at Walter Reed’s Pediatric Dental Department on Feb. 6 in observance of Children’s Dental Health Month.
Children’s dental health awareness: Walter Reed focuses on the continuity of care
| Feb. 24, 2026
By Bernard S. Little Walter Reed Hospital Communications“It’s Not Just Care, It’s Family” focuses on drawing awareness to the continuity of care service members and their families receive when they come to Walter Reed, and...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 11, 2026) — Students and instructors pose for a group photo following completion of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka. The most recent class included two Navy physicians, five Air Force physicians and one host nation participant, reinforcing joint interoperability and theater medical readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Public Affairs)
USNH Yokosuka Strengthens Theater Medical Readiness with ATLS Certification Course
| Feb. 24, 2026
YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducted an Advanced Trauma Life Support course, reinforcing battlefield readiness and joint interoperability by training Navy, Air Force and host-nation medical personnel in...

Cmdr. Kathryn Miller, assigned to Medical Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), monitors the vitals of a patient during the first ship’s at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PCU John F. Kennedy’s Medical Team Conducts First At-Sea Surgery
| Feb. 20, 2026
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. MorrisNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 1, 2026) – Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducted its first at-sea surgery as she sailed through the Atlantic Ocean...

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 11, 2026) - Lt. Jyl Bean a member of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while serving at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. Bean, who was also selected to complete her PH.D. in public health through the Navy Duty Under Instruction Selection (DUINS) program, is a native of Niskayuna, New York. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy)
Niskayuna Native Serving with Navy Medicine in Cuba Earns Personal Award
| Feb. 20, 2026
Courtesy story by Ensign Han Fiori-Puyu, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Jyl Bean, a native of Niskayuna, New York, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while...


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