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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


YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 18, 2025) – U.S. Navy medical personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka treat a simulated injured person at the hospital Emergency Room during the Joint Response Drill, Dec. 18, 2025. The drill, led by Commander, Submarine Group 7, simulates a medical emergency aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Now in its 18th iteration, this U.S.-Japan Joint Response Drill demonstrates the integral coordination and cooperation between the U.S. Navy, Government of Japan, and City of Yokosuka that further supports the alliance between the two nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel G. Providakes)
U.S. Navy and Japan participate in the 18th Annual Joint Drill
| Dec. 21, 2025
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 18, 2025) – The 18th iteration of U.S.-Japan Annual Joint Drill, involving the U.S. Navy, government of Japan, and the city of Yokosuka, took place on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 18. This...

250613-N-FT324-4954. ROTA, Spain (June 13, 2025) — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota present the colors during the command’s Hospital Corpsman Ball. The Color Guard represents Navy pride, professionalism, and tradition, honoring the service’s 250-year legacy while inspiring today’s Sailors to uphold the highest standards. (U.S. Navy Photo Released by LCDR Alicia Sacks)
Honoring Tradition: NMRTC Rota Sailors Uphold Navy Pride Through Color Guard Service
| Dec. 21, 2025
ROTA, Spain (October 1, 2025). The Navy Color Guard stands as a living link between past and present Sailors, honoring those who have served while inspiring those who continue the mission today. As the United States Navy...

250916-N-OV429-1001 NEWPORT, R.I. (Sep. 19, 2025) - Lieutenant Ara Gutierrez, from Caloocan City, Philippines, serves with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England, located in Newport, Rhode Island. Lieutenant Gutierrez serves as the laboratory program manager and public health department head at NMRTC New England (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Sydney Wall).
Sailor from the Philippines serves with U.S. Navy Medicine in Rhode Island
| Dec. 19, 2025
Lt. Ara Gutierrez, from Caloocan City, Philippines, serves with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) New England, located in Newport, Rhode Island.Gutierrez graduated from Saint Paul University, Quezon City,...

251120-N-OV429-2001 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Nov. 20, 2025) - Lt. Cmdr. Opeyemi Elizabeth Fadoju seen performing dental surgery. A native of Baltimore, MD, whose family emigrated to the United States from Lagos, Nigeria when she was 4, has earned multiple academic degrees, including a doctor of dental surgery in 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sydney Wall).
Sailor from Baltimore serves with Navy Medicine in New England
| Dec. 19, 2025
Lt. Cmdr. Opeyemi Elizabeth Fadoju, from Baltimore, Maryland, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Fadoju is a 2009 graduate of Western School of...

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — Personnel from Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center; and the Navy Dive Locker at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center observe hyperbaric chamber operations during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)
U.S., Japanese Forces Conduct Joint Diver-Injury Drill to Strengthen Medical Readiness
| Dec. 18, 2025
YOKOSUKA, Japan — Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH)Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Undersea Medical Center and the U.S. Naval...


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