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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 (July 23, 2026) — Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez reads his official orders during the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka change of command ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka's C2 Auditorium. The reading of orders formally transferred command from Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez to Capt. Joshua A. Miller. USNMRTC Yokosuka delivers patient- and family-centered healthcare while developing and delivering trained, ready medical forces in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNH Yokosuka Public Affairs)

Capt. Joshua A. Miller Relieves Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez as USNMRTC Yokosuka Commanding Officer

| July 24, 2026

YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 23, 2026) — Capt. Joshua A. Miller relieved Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez as commanding officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka and director of U.S. Naval Hospital...

U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Patrick, assigned to Surgical Augmentation Detachment 105, and Hospitalman Lia Acostaguzman, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), perform a mock surgery during a mass casualty drill aboard Essex during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 10, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 2190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Warr)

Historic Multinational Medical Team Integrates Aboard USS Essex

| July 23, 2026

In a historic medical first, a multi-service, multinational team of American and Canadian military medical professionals successfully bypassed decades of administrative red tape to deliver seamless, life-saving trauma care...

Meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blake Hollier, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) and

Staff in the Spotlight: Meet Hospital Corpsman Second Class Blake Hollier

| July 23, 2026

Meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blake Hollier, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) and "C" School instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp.A native of St. Amant, Louisiana, Hollier...

Cmdr. Emily Latimer, an emergency clinical nurse specialist at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, was awarded the Defense Health Agency Nursing Award for Evidence-Based Practice. Latimer spearheaded an evidence-based practice project to examine methods for administering blood specifically to pediatric trauma patients.

Navy nurse honored for research efforts for pediatric trauma care

| July 22, 2026

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – A United States Navy nurse at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is being honored for her research and process improvement efforts in pediatric trauma care.Cdr. Emily Latimer, an emergency clinical nurse...

SAN ANTONIO (July 21, 2026) Chief Science Director Darrin Frye of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by Cmdr. Rachel Condon, interim director, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine, speaks with the delegation from the Houston-based TradeIL South-Midwest USA of Israel’s Foreign Trade Administration at VelocityTX Innovation Center. Israel’s Foreign Trade Administration actively manages programs and events across different regions. Their North American and European divisions host targeted symposiums and exhibitions to promote Israel's top export categories, which are heavily focused on capital goods, integrated circuits, medical instruments, and advanced cybersecurity software. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, conducts gap-driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research in support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health readiness and lethality while engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. 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 Burrell Parmer/Released)

San Antonio Research Commands meet with Israeli Foreign Trade Representatives at VelocityTX

| July 22, 2026

SAN ANTONIO – Research directors from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing met with representatives from the Houston-based TradeIL...

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