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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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Cmdr. Narda Heywood, a native of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Heywood is a nurse and works at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay.
Lauderdale Lakes Native Serves with Navy Medicine in Guantanamo Bay
| May 7, 2026
Courtesy story by Lt. j. g. Taylor Worley, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. – Cmdr. Narda Heywood, a native of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and...
BREMERTON, Wash. – U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officer stationed at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2026, which culminated with the Navy Nurse Corps birthday, May 13. The weeklong celebration honors the dedication, skill, and history of the Navy Nurse Corps and their civilian registered nurse counterparts. Established by Congress on May 13, 1908, the Navy Nurse Corps comprises more than 4,000 active duty and reserve officers, who work alongside dedicated federal civil service nurses to provide critical healthcare services globally and locally. The annual weeklong observance recognizes the vital role this integrated nursing team plays in maintaining force medical readiness, optimizing patient outcomes, and providing compassionate care to Sailors, Marines, retirees, and their families throughout the Pacific Northwest.(official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer Benedict, Public Affairs, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton).
A Legacy Honored - Nurse Week at Naval Hospital Bremerton
| May 7, 2026
They began with a distinctive group in 1908 known as the Sacred Twenty.From those initial plank owners in one of the five distinctive Navy Medicine corps, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officers continue their calling of caring for...
A historical photo of a nurse serving aboard Naval Hospital Cherry Point between 1968 and 1979. Since it’s founding in 1968 and subsequent transition to health clinic in 2007, nurses aboard the facility have played a critical role in the readiness of Marines and Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.
Nurses through the Years at Naval Hospital Cherry Point: 1968 - 1979
| May 7, 2026
Since its founding as a hospital in 1968 and subsequent transition to health clinic in 2007, nurses aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point have played a critical role in the readiness of Marines and Sailors serving aboard...
The U.S. Naval Hospital Guam Pharmacy team poses for a group photo to recognize their selection as the U.S. Navy Pharmacy Team of the Year for fiscal year 2025. The award was announced during a ceremony at the Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar Nov. 1, 2025. This prestigious award recognizes the team’s outstanding contributions to operational readiness, patient care, and process improvement, solidifying their role as a cornerstone of pharmaceutical support in the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility.
Pharmacy Staff at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam Named 2025 Navy Pharmacy Team of the Year
| May 6, 2026
The staff at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam's pharmacy was recognized as the Navy Pharmacy Team of the Year for fiscal year 2025 during an awards ceremony at the Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar on November 1, 2025.The prestigious...
Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Yamile Avecillas, assigned to the Maternal Infant Nursing Department (MIND) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, poses for a portrait after being selected as the command’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026. Avecillas was recognized for her dedication to maternal and newborn care, patient support, and commitment to operational readiness. (Courtesy photo)
Meet NMRTC Twentynine Palms Blue Jacket of the 2nd Quarter: Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Avecillas
| May 6, 2026
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Y. Avecillas as the command’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026,...

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