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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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Subject Matter Experts from across Navy Medicine gathered at the Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Detachment Fort Detrick to perform a detailed review of the Authorized Medical Allowance List concerning pharmacy and anesthesia, vital components for Role 3 medical care. From Left to right: HM1 Emmanuel Dei, Mr. Germaine Haywood, Mrs. Mindy Scruggs (DHA), Mr. Ryan Lloyd, Mr. Charles Elliot (MSC), Capt. Noel Koenig (USNS Mercy), Lt. Cmdr. Chirag Patel, Mr. Mario Brito, Lt. Johnathan Oliva (USNS Mercy), HM1 Katlyn Schrecengost, Royal Navy LEUT Josephine Hancock

Navy Medicine Experts Convene to Bolster Hospital Ship Readiness

| March 5, 2026

FORT DETRICK, Md. – In a critical effort to ensure peak medical readiness for the Navy's hospital ships (T-AH), subject matter experts from across Navy Medicine gathered at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command (NMRLC)...

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), and AeroCare Headquarters pose for a group photo after a simulated medical evacuation in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 7, 2026. Joint training ensures that JTF-SB personnel are prepared to work with AeroCare Medical Transport teams if a medical emergency occurs in remote area along the southern border. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

U.S. Marines and Sailors conduct emergency medical training at Southern Border

| March 5, 2026

YUMA, Ariz. – U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), executed routine tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) exercises...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (March 2, 2026) — Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jared Angapak, left, reviews the results of an audiogram with Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carson Groom at the Adult Medical Care Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, March 2, 2026. The screening supports hearing conservation efforts that help ensure service members remain medically ready for operational missions. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NMRTC Twentynine Palms public affairs officer)

NMRTC Twentynine Palms Audiology Initiative Expands Capacity, Strengthens Hearing Readiness

| March 5, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — When Lt. Christopher Barajas arrived at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, which supports Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, in December 2024, he quickly recognized...

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jazmin Yaudes, center, performs an exam on “Rooster” during a training session at the MCAS Cherry Point Veterinarian Clinic, Feb. 26, 2026. Yaudes and her fellow Corpsmen partnered with Army veterinarians to learn Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Military Working Dogs.

We Keep the Four-Pawed Warfighter in the Fight: Cherry Point Sailors Train with Army Veterinary Specialists

| March 5, 2026

Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point received training from Army veterinary specialists to administer first aid to four-pawed warfighters in late February, 2026.Corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness...

260219-N-OV429-1002 KITTERY, Maine (19 Feb 2026) – Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Portsmouth triage and treat a simulated victims during a mass casualty exercise. The high-stakes drill tested the team’s ability to respond to a major shipyard or submarine incident, honing the clinical skills and teamwork necessary to ensure Fleet readiness. (U.S. Navy Photo by Cmdr. Jenny Paul)

NMRTU Portsmouth Medics Drill for Shipyard, Submarine Emergencies

| March 5, 2026

KITTERY, Maine.– In the high-stakes environment of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a medical emergency can happen in an instant. Whether it’s an industrial accident or an incident aboard a submarine, the first response must be...

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