ALEXANDRIA, Va. –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognized the 2018 Volunteers of the Year (VOTY) during the National Leadership Meeting Nov. 15. Volunteers who serve in following functional and operational areas were nominated by their respective State Committee for the prestigious honor of being named Volunteer of the Year: Military Outreach, Employer Outreach, Public Affairs, Training, Ombudsman, and Operational.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J –Brian Bain, a supervisor in the Smashburger restaurant chain, was recently presented the Department of Defense Patriot Award by Jack Fearing, who the is Hunterdon County Chair for the New Jersey Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Director John F. Hedderich III, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (CCDC), was presented the Department of Defense Patriot Award by Alexander Hernandez and Marty Bishoff, who are respectively the Northern Area Chair and Training Director for the New Jersey Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.