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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. Navy Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, listens to Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, during a brief on Marine Corps prepositioning programs April 22, 2026, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida. The Marine Corps’ senior medical advisor and health services director visited the command to gain ground-level insight into prepositioned medical capabilities supporting global operations. (Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Top Marine Corps Medical Officer Visits Blount Island to Assess Prepositioned Capabilities

| April 22, 2026

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, the 24th Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, met with Blount Island Command leadership April 22 in Florida to assess how Navy-provided health services integrate with Marine Corps...

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Sean Weimer (left) and Hospitalman Apprentice Wilson Current conduct food safety inspections at the 29 Palms Farmers Market at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), April 9, 2026. Preventive medicine technicians ensure vendors comply with Navy and Department of War food safety standards, supporting the health and readiness of service members and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NMRTC/NH Twentynine Palms public affairs officer)

Navy preventive medicine team helps establish 29 Palms Farmers Market at MCAGCC

| April 22, 2026

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms are playing a key role in supporting the health, safety, and success of the 29 Palms Farmers Market at...

Naval Medical Forces Development Command headquarters building, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is shown, on Dec. 4, 2023. NMFDC is the headquarters element designated within the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as a direct subordinate to the Surgeon General of the Navy, charged with leading and managing all medical training, education, professional development, and instruction to produce highly trained and ready medical personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Kolmel)

Naval Medical Forces Development Command prepares for key accreditation visit

| April 22, 2026

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC), along with its main and branch campuses, will undergo institutional re-accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) from early June...

Dr. Joanne Gbenjo, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune's family medicine practitioner and chief virtual health informatics officer, uses a mobile device equipped with ambient listening during patient encounters to deliver quality care. The digital scribe increases productivity, promotes a greater work-life balance providers, and improves the quality of patient interactions.

NMCCL workflow modernization positively enhances provider/patient encounters

| April 21, 2026

Modernization efforts at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) are improving the workday for providers and enhancing patient interactions. Following the adoption of new administrative documentation workflows, providers...

JFK Sailor selected for career-changing opportunity

| April 21, 2026

After more than a decade of service, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Derrick Bender has been selected for the Navy’s competitive Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP), a commissioning pathway that marks a significant...

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