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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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Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Hebert, laboratory department head for Naval Medical Center San Diego, teaches the basics of blood banking on the first day of a two-day walking blood bank training event at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on May 11, 2026. “This training is to prepare you for walking blood bank operations at a role 2 or role 3 facility,” he stated at the beginning of the training evolution.
Navy medical personnel aboard MCB Camp Pendleton train on walking blood bank operations at NHCP
| May 12, 2026
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton hosted a two-day walking blood bank training event for Navy medical personnel across Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in the hospital galley meeting room May 11-12, 2026.The training was...

Lt. Michael Moeller and Lt. Cmdr. Eltjon Nuredini, perioperative nurses assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Guantanamo Bay, in the main operating room at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, May 7, 2026. Moeller and Nuredini's dedication to perioperative excellence contributed to the hospital earning the
U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Earns CNOR Strong Designation, Strengthening Surgical Readiness and Patient Safety
| May 12, 2026
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay has been recognized as a CNOR Strong facility by the Competency & Credentialing Institute, marking a milestone in its commitment to surgical excellence, patient...

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kathleen Peterson (Courtesy Photo)
NMRTC San Diego Announces SSOY
| May 12, 2026
SAN DIEGO -- Navy Readiness and Training Command San Diego announced Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kathleen Peterson as the command’s Senior Sailor of the Year, recognizing her sustained superior performance, leadership and...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 8, 2026) Chaplains assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) perform prayers during National Day of Prayer at NMCP, May 8, 2026. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (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 2nd Class Thomas Boatright)
NMCP Holds National Day of Prayer
| May 12, 2026
In 1952, Congress established National Day of Prayer, an observance encouraging Americans to unite in prayer during times of uncertainty and challenge. Today, National Day of Prayer serves as an opportunity to reflect on the...

Navy Lt. Joelle Borja serves as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point.  “Mental Health directly correlates to overall health,” said the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native.  “It impacts the ability to tolerate and navigate stressors, how we interpret our circumstances and interact with our environment.”
We Keep the Warfighter’s Mind in the Fight: Cherry Point Licensed Clinical Social Workers
| May 12, 2026
Aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Navy Lieutenant Joelle Borja and Courtney Hayes share the same goal, ensuring the mental wellness and deployment suitability of Marines and Sailors.As a Licensed Clinical Social...


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