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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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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 12, 2026) Corpsmen graduate from the Hospital Corpsman Residency Program (HMRP) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, June 12, 2026. NMRTC Portsmouth is the premier readiness and training platform that provides superior medical training for military medical service members at NMCP, the U.S. military’s oldest, continuously operating military hospital since 1830. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Botts)
NMCP Graduates Second HMRP Class, Strengthening Medical Readiness
| June 17, 2026
NMCP Graduates Second HMRP Class, Strengthening Medical ReadniessPORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 12, 2026) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a graduation ceremony June 12 for the second class of corpsman completing the...
ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire (April 15, 2026) Cmdr. Rebecca Pavlicek, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT detachment director, collects samples from a water source as part of environmental health surveillance activities during exercise Flintlock 2026. These efforts support force health protection by identifying potential biological hazards that could impact deployed service members and mission readiness. 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 courtesy photo/Released)
NAMRU EURAFCENT Builds on Flintlock 26 to Strengthen Warfighter Readiness at Camp Lemonnier
| June 17, 2026
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Following the conclusion of Exercise Flintlock 2026 on April 30, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT is applying operational and scientific experience gained during the multinational...
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jordan Cooper at his desk in Staff Education and Training, demonstrates the DHMHRSi Excel calculator tool at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. (Department of War photo by Elaine Heirigs/Released)
Deckplate Innovation: NHC Lemoore Sailor Removed the 'Unknown' from Timekeeping
| June 16, 2026
LEMOORE, Calif. (June 10, 2026) –Time is money. In the world of military medicine, that age-old adage is not just a cliché, but a direct formula for readiness, clinical resources and command funding.In military medicine,...
FREDERICK, Md. (June 16, 2026) Kimberly Bishop-Lilly (first row, third from left) poses for a photo with members of Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Genomics & Bioinformatics Department. Bishop-Lilly was selected as a recipient of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2026 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award in the Individual Scientist category. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. Navy Medicine’s 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Deirdre Coffey/released)
NMRC Scientist Selected for 2026 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award
| June 16, 2026
SILVER SPRING, Md. – Kimberly Bishop-Lilly, a scientist with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), has been selected as a recipient of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2026 Dr...
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Anthony Lacourse, reserve medical officer, Marine Forces Reserve, pins Fleet Marine Force insignia on Lt. Cmdr. David Westenberg, a dentist, 4th Dental Battalion, during a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) pinning ceremony at Marine Force Support Facility New Orleans, June 11, 2026. The FMF Warfare Insignia is earned by Sailors assigned to FMF units and signifies that a Sailor has achieved a required level of excellence and proficiency with an enhanced comprehension of Marine Corps warfighting, mission effectiveness, and command survivability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Jenkins)
U.S. Sailor Earns Fleet Marine Forces Pin at the Age of 67 in New Orleans
| June 15, 2026
NEW ORLEANS, LA – At an age when many people enjoy retirement, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Westerberg chose a different path. After a successful 38-year career as a dentist in Southern California, he decided retirement was not...

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