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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

Captain Nichole Olson, Commanding Officer of the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC)(center right), presents the accreditation certificate to the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) Hyperbarics Team after they were awarded a Level-1

Pensacola Naval Facility Earns Prestigious Hyperbaric Accreditation; A First in the U.S. Navy

| Dec. 12, 2025

PENSACOLA, FL –The Hyperbaric Medicine Department of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), a detachment of Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) based in Pensacola, Florida, achieved another first for...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 19, 2025) — Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, left, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Capt. Donavon YapShing, executive officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka and deputy director of U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, during an awards ceremony. Foote was recognized for her life-saving response aboard a commercial flight in July, where she assessed, monitored, and coordinated care for a passenger experiencing medical distress until the aircraft landed safely. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)

Sailor Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for Life-Saving Response Aboard Commercial Flight

| Dec. 12, 2025

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during an awards ceremony Nov. 19, 2025, for her decisive actions that...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON (Dec. 8, 2025) Research scientist Phylisia Dimas, assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks with Dr. Jeremy Pamplin, program manager, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on the Nikon Eclipse Ti2 confocal microscope utilized for the assessment of DARPA’s Fieldable Solutions for Hemorrhage with bio-Artificial Resuscitation Products (FSHARP) program’s novel synthetic blood product at the Battlefield Health & Trauma Research Institute. The FSHARP program works to develop a deployable, shelf-stable, universal whole blood substitute as a hemorrhage countermeasure to sustain injured warfighters in austere, pre-hospital settings. NAMRU San Antonio serves as the Independent Validation & Verification partner for the FSHARP program to perform laboratory testing for safety and efficacy. The confocal microscope can capture images of fixed and live tissue using magnifications from 4X to 60X at four different fluorescent filters. Other features include a controlled environmental chamber to perform live cell imaging, automation and software full of endless imaging and analysis tools. NAMRU San Antonio, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development, works alongside research partners in the civilian sphere, academia, industry, and other government agencies to drive support of the Department of War’s objectives for a lethal fighting force and ensures U.S. service members have access to the latest scientific advances. NAMRU San Antonio 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer/Released)

DARPA’s FSHARP Program Manager visits NAMRU San Antonio, tours Research Laboratories

| Dec. 11, 2025

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – Dr. Jeremy Pamplin, program manager, Biological Technologies Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), visited with leadership and research scientists assigned to...

Registered Nurse Angela Williams, who works in Inpatient Mental Health at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, was awarded the DAISY Award on Nov. 24, 2025. The DAISY Award is a national recognition that honors nurses for their lasting impact on their patients. Williams was nominated by a patient's family for her

NMCCL recognizes DAISY Award winner and nominees

| Dec. 11, 2025

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurses are recognized for their dedicated, compassionate care through The DAISY Foundation. Seventeen nurses were recognized for their DAISY Award nominations in a ceremony on Nov. 24. The...

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 22, 2025) — Leaders from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) gather for a group photo during the command’s 2025 Off-Site Strategic Planning Meeting at Naval Air Station North Island. Over the two-day session, NMCSD leadership focused on rebuilding the workforce, strengthening patient care, and charting a data-driven path for future growth. Discussions included initiatives to enhance primary care access, expand women and children’s health services, increase operating room capacity, and optimize inpatient capabilities. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore.

NMCSD Leadership Tackles Staffing, Growth, and the Future of Military Medicine at 2025 Off-Site

| Dec. 11, 2025

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND – Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) leadership convened for their 2025 Off-Site Strategic Planning Meeting 21-22 Oct., tackling critical issues of staffing, patient care, and securing...

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