Fifteen Exceptional Employers Recognized for Top Honor
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense is pleased to announce the 15 recipients of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.
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LAKE CITY, Fla. – Brittany Houston, United Parcel Service (UPS) Center manager, was presented a Patriot Award April 16 by Tim Lambert, ESGR State Vice-Chair for the North Florida Region in recognition of her tremendous support of her employee, Florida Air National Guard Master Sgt. Greg Ward, who is currently deployed.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve announces the 2020 Volunteers of the Year (VOTY). 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 Operations.
WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) proudly announces the 30 finalists for the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The finalists include small and large private and public sector employers nominated by a National Guard or Reserve Component employee employed in their organization. ESGR received 3,382 nominations for this prestigious award for employers throughout the 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) program, has identified 140 employers as semifinalists for the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, commonly referred to as the Freedom Award.
OCALA, Fla. – At 9 a.m. Tuesday, BMW of Ocala Service Manager Tony Latta was called into the conference room to be presented with the Department of Defense Patriot Award in recognition of his extraordinary support to his employee U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul O’Donnell.
OCALA, Fla. – In a virtual ceremony led by Florida Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve state Vice-Chair Tim Lambert, BMW of Ocala signed a Statement of Support re-committing the company’s support of the Guard and Reserve and its obligation to the Citizen Warriors who also serve as their employees.
WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) proudly announces a successful 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award nomination season. ESGR received 3,382 nominations for this prestigious award for employers throughout the 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and District of Columbia.