Lt. Col. Connie Gates, commander of the 756th Medical Company Area Support, 415th Military Intelligence Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, addresses friends and families of the deploying 756th MCAS, during a departure ceremony in the post theater at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Louisiana, on March 25, 2023. The 756th MCAS is organized into three platoons: treatment, ambulance and headquarters; comprised of medical occupation specialties such as surgeons, doctors, physician assistants and nurses. The 756th will conduct mobilization training at Fort Hood, Texas, before deploying to Europe where they will provide medical and logistics support. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet)
