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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

260504-N-KC192-1041 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 4, 2026) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, center, assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, is presented the Shore-Based Biomedical Equipment Technician of the Year Award by Dr. Michael McGinnis, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) executive director, during the 2026 Medical Logistics Symposium held on board Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, May 4, 2026. Flores was recognized for training the next generation of technicians, strengthening the technical readiness and reliability of equipment supporting deployed medical forces. The Navy Medicine Logistics Symposium aims to maintain a common operating picture and update the Medical Logistics community regarding the fiscal year 2026 Navy Medicine Campaign Order and the Navy MEDLOG goal to build a logistics system that delivers ready operational units to support the Naval Strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Levi Decker)

NMTSC Sailor Named 2025 Shore-Based BMET of the Year

| June 10, 2026

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, an instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command (NMTSC), was named the 2025 Shore-Based Biomedical...

Navy Lt. j.g. Nelyavier Meletiche serves as a physician assistant aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. A graduate of the Medical Service Corps Interservice Procurement Program and Madison, Wisconsin, native, he credits his time as an enlisted hospital corpsman and surgical technologist with being able to better care for his patients.

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Lieutenant Junior Grade Nelyavier Meletiche

| June 10, 2026

A Navy lieutenant junior grade serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point draws upon his enlisted background to better relate to the patients he cares for.Lt. j.g. Nelyavier Meletiche serves as a...

U.S. Navy Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, director, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Jeff Apana, former NMCSD Patient Relations department head, and Jennifer Deer, NMCSD Patient Relations department head, perform the ceremonial ribbon-cutting during the grand opening of the Patient Advocacy and Resource Center, at NMCSD, June 9. The new facility unifies patient relations personnel and resources into one centralized hub. NMCSD employs more than 5,500 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Afable)

NMCSD Cuts Ribbon on New Patient Advocacy and Resource Center, Elevates Beneficiary Experience

| June 9, 2026

Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) celebrated the grand opening of its newly established Patient Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 9 June, marking a significant milestone in how the...

Capt. Janiese Cleckley (left), commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, speaks with Lt. Catherine

Bridgeport physician gains strategic leadership insight as NMRTC Twentynine Palms’ 'CO for a Day'

| June 9, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Lt. Catherine “Nicole” Thomas, department head of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Detachment (NMRTD) Bridgeport, stepped into the role of commanding officer (CO) for a day at Navy Medicine...

Ensign Megan McLaughlin, a fourth-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, performs a musculoskeletal examination during her Advanced Clerkship Rotation with the Orthopedics Department at U.S. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain. The rotation provides future Navy physicians opportunities to enhance clinical skills, work alongside experienced Navy Medicine providers, and gain firsthand insight into the role military medicine plays in supporting operational readiness and warfighter health. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)

U.S. Naval Hospital Rota Rotation Offers Future Navy Physicians a Broader Perspective on Military Medicine

| June 9, 2026

ROTA, Spain — For Ensigns Connor Mangan and Megan McLaughlin, a recent rotation at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota provided more than an opportunity to strengthen clinical skills. It offered a firsthand look at the role Navy...

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