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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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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 11, 2026) — Students and instructors pose for a group photo following completion of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka. The most recent class included two Navy physicians, five Air Force physicians and one host nation participant, reinforcing joint interoperability and theater medical readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Public Affairs)
USNH Yokosuka Strengthens Theater Medical Readiness with ATLS Certification Course
| Feb. 24, 2026
YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducted an Advanced Trauma Life Support course, reinforcing battlefield readiness and joint interoperability by training Navy, Air Force and host-nation medical personnel in...

Cmdr. Kathryn Miller, assigned to Medical Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), monitors the vitals of a patient during the first ship’s at-sea surgery which occurred during Builder’s Trials, Feb. 1, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. Morris)
PCU John F. Kennedy’s Medical Team Conducts First At-Sea Surgery
| Feb. 20, 2026
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyrell K. MorrisNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 1, 2026) – Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducted its first at-sea surgery as she sailed through the Atlantic Ocean...

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 11, 2026) - Lt. Jyl Bean a member of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while serving at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. Bean, who was also selected to complete her PH.D. in public health through the Navy Duty Under Instruction Selection (DUINS) program, is a native of Niskayuna, New York. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy)
Niskayuna Native Serving with Navy Medicine in Cuba Earns Personal Award
| Feb. 20, 2026
Courtesy story by Ensign Han Fiori-Puyu, Navy Office of Community OutreachMILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Jyl Bean, a native of Niskayuna, New York, was recently selected for Junior Environmental Health Officer of the Year while...

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When the classroom dissolves: Four Navy corpsmen and a life on the line
| Feb. 20, 2026
WAUKEGAN, Ill – On the morning of Feb. 3, 2026, four Sailors from the Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training (HMTT) program put practical skills to the test to help save an unexpected patient.The situation began with Field House...

Taking a Brief Respite...Lt. Jill Alyse Becker, Navy Nurse Corps officer, takes a photo pause in being recognized as Junior Officer of the Quarter for Fourth Quarter of calendar year 2025 at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton. As NMRTC Bremerton Primary Care Clinics assistant department head, Becker is charged with supporting the direction of Family Medicine, Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Operational Readiness, and Immunization clinics, directly overseeing more than 120 staff members in the care of [approximately] 13,800 primary care beneficiaries (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).
Profile in Readiness – Lt. Jill Becker – at NMRTC Bremerton
| Feb. 19, 2026
It’s not easy to catch up with a Navy Nurse Corps officer helping run half a dozen clinics, oversee over a hundred staff and coordinate healthcare for nearly 14,000 eligible beneficiaries.Even when such efforts have resulted...


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