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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 photo illustration features an image of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) originally taken on Sept. 14, 2001, by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Preston Keres. This photo illustration was created by combining an image overlaid with text and graphic elements using a software program. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by A.B. Sobocinski)

In the Line of Care: Navy Medicine Steams to Assist

| Sept. 10, 2026

Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan (1944-2023) served in a wide-variety of clinical, operational, staff and leadership positions over the course of his 33-year career. His career culminated in 2001 with his selection as the 34th...

Chief Hospital Corpsman Noah Morrison, right, assists U.S. and allied service members during air medical evacuation familiarization training at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, July 15, 2026. The training provided participants hands-on experience with helicopter casualty loading and hoisting procedures in a high-altitude environment. (Courtesy photo).

NMRTD Bridgeport builds air MEDEVAC skills through mountain training

| Sept. 9, 2026

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — Hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Detachment (NMRTD) Bridgeport strengthened their expeditionary medical skills during air medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) familiarization...

A former hospital corpsman and retired warrant officer has donated a collection of historical photographs and memorabilia to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam and U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, preserving a vital piece of Navy Medicine’s medical legacy supporting military operations in the Pacific during the Vietnam War.

The photographs capture the raw reality of hospital operations between 1968 and 1969 at the former U.S. Naval Hospital Guam built in 1954 in Agana Heights, Guam. They show medical evacuation, patient care, and hospital staff at work. (Courtesy photo)

Veteran donates Vietnam-era photos of Navy Medicine operations in Guam

| Sept. 8, 2026

A former hospital corpsman and retired warrant officer has donated a collection of historical photographs and memorabilia to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam and U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, preserving a...

Members of U.S. Naval Hospital Rota’s Health Promotion and Wellness team display the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Award in Rota, Spain, August 20, 2026. The command received the 2025 Blue H Award in recognition of its continued commitment to promoting health, wellness and operational readiness among staff members. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)

U.S. Naval Hospital Rota Receives Gold Star Blue H Award

| Sept. 8, 2026

ROTA, Spain — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota received the Gold Star level of the 2025 Navy Surgeon General’s Blue H Health Promotion and Wellness Award for its efforts to promote healthier lifestyles and strengthen readiness...

BETHESDA, Md. (Apr. 28, 2026) A researcher with Naval Medical Research Command’s (NMRC) Clinical Trials Center (CTC) holds a self-administered nasal spray called INNA-051, designed to prevent and reduce symptoms of viral respiratory infections like the common cold or flu. The CTC is preparing a study into the effectiveness of INNA-051, planned to begin in September. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Sidney Hinds /Released)

Volunteers Wanted: NMRC Clinical Trials Center Prepares for Phase 2 Trial of Respiratory Illness Treatment

| Sept. 8, 2026

BETHESDA, Md. – Staff at Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) are currently recruiting volunteers for a phase 2a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of INNA-051 a treatment for respiratory tract Illness.INNA-051,...

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