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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.

News

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...

Navy Relieves Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore Commanding Officer

| Aug. 7, 2026

On Aug. 7, 2026, Rear. Adm. Kevin Brown, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), relieved Capt. Mathew Loe as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore due to a loss of...

Navy Acting Surgeon General Accounts For Immeasurable Attributes During San Diego Visit

| Aug. 6, 2026

SAN DIEGO— The visit illustrated that despite operating in an environment of finite budgets and personnel, the overabundance of heart, dedication, and innovation is what prevails across Navy Medicine.These immeasurable...

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