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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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The Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Graduate Medical Education Directorate is pictured at the Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship graduation ceremony on June 30, 2026. The program graduated 10 family medicine residents, 12 family medicine interns, and two sports medicine fellows for Navy Medicine.
Navy physicians, interns graduate from Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s residency and fellowship programs
| July 2, 2026
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduates its newest class of family medicine residents, interns, and sports medicine fellows into the military medicine ranks. The Graduate Medical Education Directorate...

LIMA, Peru (June 26, 2026) Miguel Ramirez, head of information management/information technology at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH. Ramirez was selected for the 2025 Captain Joan Dooling Information Professional Lifetime Achievement Award. Navy Medicine's 44,000+ talented and ready forces optimize health readiness, deliver quality healthcare and provide global expeditionary medical support to warfighters. NAMRU SOUTH, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development conducts research and surveillance in the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility to prevent and treat infectious diseases in support of U.S. warfighter health and readiness. (Courtesy photo/Released)
NAMRU SOUTH Information Professional Receives Navy Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
| July 2, 2026
LIMA, Peru – Miguel Ramirez, head of information management/information technology at Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH, has been selected for the 2025 Captain Joan Dooling Information Professional Lifetime...

260630-N-JB216-3026 Jacksonville, Fla. (June 30, 2026) Naval Hospital Jacksonville Family Medicine Intern 2026 graduates pose for a photo following a ceremony held aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville June 30. NH Jacksonville’s program, now in its 56th year of continuous accreditation, has earned numerous awards for scholarly activity, teaching and clinical training. (U.S. Navy photo by Kie Savage, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released).
Family Medicine Physicians Graduate from NH Jacksonville Residency Program
| July 1, 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sixteen residents and 13 interns were honored during a June 30 graduation ceremony at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s All Saints Chapel. The 29 physicians are the latest graduates of Naval Hospital (NH)...

Multinational service members participate in a Medical subject matter expert breakout during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 27. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 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 2nd Class Analice Baker)
Multinational Medical Professionals Strengthen Interoperability During RIMPAC 2026 Symposium
| July 1, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Military medical professionals from the United States and partnering nations participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 gathered for a multinational medical symposium...

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Horch, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms' Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) and occupational health department head, poses for a photo outside Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital on June 25, 2026. As the installation's PHEO, Horch helps protect service members, families and civilian personnel by preparing for and responding to public health threats that could impact force health protection and mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NH/NMRTC public affairs officer).
Meet NMRTC Twentynine Palms Public Health Emergency Officer Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Horch
| July 1, 2026
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — While most service members at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) build military readiness by training on the ranges, Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Horch works behind the scenes to protect the...


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