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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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Portsmouth, Va. (Nov. 26, 2025) Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth held its inaugural Tidewater Classic Flag Football Challenge on Nov. 22 bringing together medical personnel from units across the Tidewater area. The event pitted Sailors and Marines from NMRTC Portsmouth against Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in a friendly flag football game held at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). The event aimed to foster comradery between commands and boost morale for commands in the area. After bringing the game to overtime, Eustis-Langley’s team “Falcon” came out victorious with a final score of 12-6, and their head coach, Airman 1st Class Quincy Owens, catching the winning pass.
NMRTC’s Tidewater Classic Flag Football Game Brings Communities Together in Unprecedented Joint-Military Event
| Nov. 26, 2025
NMRTC’s Tidewater Classic Flag Football Game Brings Communities Together in Unprecedented Joint-Military EventStory by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas BoatrightPORTSMOUTH, Va. (November 26, 2025) There are many...
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 3, 2025) — Sailors and civilian staff assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka’s Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Diego Garcia pose for a group photo. (U.S. Navy photo by USNMRTU Diego Garcia)
Joint Tele-Critical Care Network Enables BHC Diego Garcia’s Urgent Medical Response
| Nov. 26, 2025
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – On Oct. 3, 2025, medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka’s Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Diego Garcia swiftly responded to an emergency call aboard a vessel...
Carving out a niche in time… Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Mental Health Directorate recently hosted a pumpkin decorating contest in conjunction with Halloween to help dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health. The event was open to all to bring their creativity to help carve away at the misapprehension which still lingers in seeking psychological health care which can directly reinforce mental readiness as a priority for all service members (Official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs)
Mental Health awareness stigma carved up at NMRTC Bremerton
| Nov. 25, 2025
The Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Mental Health Directorate hosted a pumpkin decorating contest in conjunction with Halloween to help dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health. The Mental Health...
Radiology Department staff assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton take a pause from their diagnostic exam cause after wrapping up National Radiologic Technology Week in early November to commemorate the essential contributions of military radiologic technologists while marking the 130th anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s X-ray discovery. This year’s theme, “The Kaleidoscope of Radiologic Technology,” emphasized the multifaceted role of all Defense Health Agency military treatment facility Radiology Department staff who support operational readiness, medical diagnosis, and military healthcare (Official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs).
Rad Tech Week a reflection on Operational Readiness at Naval Hospital Bremerton
| Nov. 24, 2025
National Radiologic Technology Week wrapped up in early November Naval Hospital Bremerton with commemorating the essential contributions of military radiologic technologists while marking the 130th anniversary of Wilhelm...
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - Lt. Megan Walsh (second from right/#36), psychiatry resident at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego and All-Navy Marathon Team Captain, pushes through mile after mile at the Armed Forces National Marathon Championship in Washington D.C., Oct. 26, 2025. Walsh previously took the individual gold medal in 2024, and this year secured the bronze, leading the Navy Women’s Marathon team to their second consecutive victory. (U.S. Navy photo contributed)
Navy Medicine Resident Leads Women's Marathon Team to Victory at Armed Forces Championship
| Nov. 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - Lt. Megan Walsh, a psychiatry resident at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego, led the Navy Women’s Marathon team to its second consecutive victory at the Armed...

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