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Happy 44th Birthday ESGR!
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve celebrates its 44th birthday today, June 22, 2016. Since 1972, Employer Support of …
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Freedom Award Recipients Named
The Department of Defense announced today the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the …
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Congressional Roundtable
Nearly two-dozen Army Reserve Soldiers and their families met with congressional staff members during a roundtable discussion at the Westin …
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Serving those who serve
Colleen Trout has volunteered hundreds of hours to help our Nation’s Guard and Reserve members for one big reason: She …
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In Memoriam: Winston Williams
On Thursday, June 23 at 3:45 p.m., I received a phone call that struck me to my core. Winston Williams, …
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Military Family Support: When it Matters
“How are military families affected by the challenges of deployment? To what extent are Service members and their loved ones …
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Bullet Proof Your Resume!
As you transition from your civilian job to active duty and back again throughout your Guard or Reserve service, you …
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You don’t have to go through this by yourself.
Approximately 450 Air Force Reserve Airmen and family members attended a Yellow Ribbon event here Aug. 20, to gain information …
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7 Good Reasons to Consider “Temping”
It can often be challenging to find a job after a period of active duty. This is especially true if …
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How to Relax … Yellow Ribbon Style
More than 80 Airmen, mostly from the 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW), attended the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, accompanied by …
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Freedom Award nomination season now open!
Army 1st Sgt. John Zagyva’s employer lobbied for changes in state law to allow differential pay for deployed Guard and Reserve …
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Employers get taste of military mission support
From 1,500 feet above Scott County and strapped into a seat on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter, a group of Quad-City …
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WWI and the Debt of a Nation
Some phrases become forever etched in history. One that held the attention of the world when first uttered was this…At …
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7 Simple Ways to “Give” Thanks to Guard and Reserve Members
“Thank you for your service” is the common way we recognize our Service members in uniform. But we may miss …
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Pearl Harbor’s Enduring Lesson—Always Be Ready
Seventy-five years ago the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, addressed a joint session of Congress and spoke …
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When your loved one’s deployed, these resources help keep the holidays happy
It’s two weeks before Christmas and you have to tell your five-year-old that mommy won’t be home to bake cookies …
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An Interview with Jonathan Elias
If you watched this year’s Freedom Award ceremony, you may have remembered when the Master of Ceremonies, Jonathan Elias, casually …
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2016 ESGR Volunteers of the Year
Last month, ESGR and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Todd A. Weiler, recognized six of …
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Recipe for Career Success
Many years ago, when I was in college, a friend asked me to help her bake cookies and breads for …
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An Interview with Todd Weiler
We had an opportunity to sit down and talk with Todd Weiler, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and …
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