WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award (commonly referred to as the “Freedom Award”).
The Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the DoD to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members. On behalf of the Secretary of Defense, ESGR organizes the annual award program, which has presented the honor to 220 employers since 1996. Each year, up to 15 awards are presented to employers in the three categories – large (500 or more employees), small (fewer than 500 employees), and public sector.
This year’s finalist group is comprised of 11 large employers, 10 small employers, and 9 public sector employers.
| Alaska Airlines |
Alaska |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
California |
| Pneudraulics, Inc. |
California |
| Office of the District Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial District |
Colorado |
| Accordia Urgent Care & Family Practice |
Georgia |
| Idaho State Police |
Idaho |
| Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 |
Illinois |
| Lexmark International |
Kentucky |
| Entergy Corp. |
Louisiana |
| Clark Construction Group, LLC. |
Maryland |
| Maryland State Police |
Maryland |
| Delmarva Veteran Builders |
Maryland |
| Centralia Police Department |
Missouri |
| Benjamin Franklin Plumbing |
Missouri |
| Nebraska State Patrol |
Nebraska |
| Albuquerque Police Department |
New Mexico |
| Lowe's |
North Carolina |
| Carolinas Healthcare System |
North Carolina |
| Tactegra |
North Carolina |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
Ohio |
| Burford Corp |
Oklahoma |
| Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office |
Oregon |
| Comcast |
Pennsylvania |
| Hope Valley Industries |
Rhode Island |
| Iberdrola Renewables - Buffalo Ridge II Wind Farm |
South Dakota |
| Young Touchstone |
Tennessee |
| FASTSIGNS International, Inc. |
Texas |
| T-Mobile US |
Washington |
| Seattle Fire Department |
Washington |
| Mesa Natural Gas Solutions |
Wyoming |