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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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U.S. Marines, Sailors and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members pose for a photo during exercise 07JX on Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Oct 25, 2025. 07JX is a bilateral exercise that aims to enhance bilateral Japan-U.S. capabilities for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Southwest islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)
USMC Conducts Medical Exercise Alongside Japanese Forces in Ishigaki for First Time
| Nov. 19, 2025
CAMP ISHIGAKI, Japan – For the first time, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) invited U.S. Marine Corps forces to participate in Japan Joint Exercise 2025 (07JX) October 25-26, 2025, at Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. The...
Service members watch a mannequin performance demonstration during the Joint Trauma System Combat Casualty Care Simulation Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shayla D. Hamilton)
NMFDC Plugs into Future of Trauma Care Simulation at JBSA Expo
| Nov. 19, 2025
A team from the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s (NMFDC) Navy Medical Modeling and Simulation Training (NMMAST) program attended the Joint Trauma System Combat Casualty Care Simulation Expo at Joint Base San...
From left to right, Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Albert Rico, a manpower analyst at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Hospitalman Jaylen Rico, retired Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Yvonne Mangaran and Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, director of the Hospital Corps, pose for a photo after their son's graduation from Hospital Corpsman Basic Course Class 190-25 at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 07, 2025. Hospitalman Rico is now the fourth generation of his family to serve in the Navy, and joins his mother, father, stepfather and grandfather as a Hospital Corpsman. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon)
The Corpsman Call: New Corpsman Carries On Family's Commitment to Service
| Nov. 19, 2025
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – A deep-rooted family tradition in Navy medicine gained another chapter recently at the graduation of the Navy Medicine Training Support Command’s (NMTSC) Hospital Corpsman...
NEW LONDON, Conn. (Sept. 30, 2025) - Navy Diver 1st Class John Ahnen, of Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL), receives the Sailor of the Year award from the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut. NSMRL, part of Navy Medicine Research & Development and based out of Groton, Connecticut, sustains the readiness and superiority of U.S. undersea warfighters through innovative health and performance research and works to lead the world in delivering science solutions to ensure undersea warrior dominance. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily Swedlund /Released)
NSMRL Diver Recognized as Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Serviceperson of the Year
| Nov. 18, 2025
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Navy Diver 1st Class John Ahnen with Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) was recognized by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut as their 2024-2025 Serviceperson of the Year...
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Mercier, a Hospital Corpsman with 3rd Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, was awarded the Exemplary Leadership Award for Senior Sailor of the 4th Quarter. His dedication and expertise have been instrumental in maintaining peak operational capability and unit readiness for 3rd LLB and 3rd MLR.
3rd LLB Sailor Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
| Nov. 17, 2025
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Mercier, a Hospital Corpsman with 3rd Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, was awarded the Exemplary Leadership Award for Senior...

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