FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2026
CONTACT: CONG Public Affairs Office, 720-250-1053, ng.co.coarng.list.militarysupport@mail.mil
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard will host a departure ceremony for more than 85 Soldiers of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 928th Medical Company (Area Support), 147th Brigade Support Battalion at 11:00 a.m. at the North Colorado Springs Readiness Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 17, 2026.
The 928th MCAS is deploying in support of Operations Atlantic Resolve and European Assure, Deter and Reinforce to provide Role I and Il Health Service Support to NATO forces in Poland. The 928th MCAS will provide emergent and non-emergent medical care, medical laboratory, pharmacy services, x-ray diagnostics, emergent and non-emergent dental care, and patient holding capabilities for up to 72 hours. The unit will also provide combat operational stress control and behavioral healthcare.
“The 928th Medical Company is eager and ready to get to work,” said Company Commander U.S. Army Maj. Donald B. Hoffman, Jr. “This deployment is the culmination of over a year of dedicated, focused training and preparation to get us to Poland. We'll engage with our U.S. and NATO partners as we provide Role I and II medical capabilities, and we're proud to represent the Colorado Army National Guard along the way. This is a defining mission for our unit that will only make us a stronger, more dedicated team.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the 928th MCAS were assigned to assist personnel at long-term care facilities, particularly where staffing shortages became acute due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The unit provided daily patient care and administered medications to vulnerable residents in facilities across Colorado during the longest and largest response in its history.
The unit is headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
For more than 165 years, the men and women of the CONG have served our nation in wartime and as the first military responders in support of civil authorities during state emergencies. The CONG’s 5,500 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen are Always Ready, Always There.