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The following organization received the 2009 Freedom Award
Freedom Award TrophyAeroDyn Wind Tunnel LLC
Mooresville, NC
President and CEO of AeroDyn Wind Tunnel, Mr. Gary W. Eaker, receives the 2009 Freedom Award at a September 17 ceremony in Washington, DC. Pictured left to right, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis M. McCarthy, Mr. Eaker, and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III. (Photo by Johnny Bivera)
President and CEO of AeroDyn Wind Tunnel, Mr. Gary W. Eaker, receives the 2009 Freedom Award at a September 17 ceremony in Washington, DC. Pictured left to right, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis M. McCarthy, Mr. Eaker, and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III. (Photo by Johnny Bivera)
AeroDyn Wind Tunnel, a recipient of the 2009 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award in the Small Business category, specializes in wind tunnel testing for automotive racing. Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, 5 of AeroDyn Wind Tunnel’s 21 employees have served or are serving in the military. Employer support of the military is a company policy, detailed in AeroDyn Wind Tunnel’s “Commitment to Guardsmen, Reservists and their Families” section of their employee handbook. The company offers outstanding support to its activated National Guard and Reserve employees and their families by providing differential pay during deployment; continued employee and enrolled family members’ medical and life insurance benefits during active duty. The company also provides ongoing support and contact via video, phone calls and emails between the deployed employee and their family. Prior to the deployment of an employee, AeroDyn Wind Tunnel closes its 24-hour business for an entire night so that all employees and their spouses could attend a farewell boat cruise. AeroDyn Wind Tunnel actively recruits National Guardsmen and Reservists because of their values, education, training, leadership skills and teamwork. The company has received multiple ESGR state awards including two Patriot Awards, an Above and Beyond Award and the 2008 Pro Patria Award.
 
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