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Recipients Of SECDEF Employer Support Freedom Award Named

Last updated on Tuesday, June 26, 2018

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Department of Defense announced the 15 recipients of the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.

"It is my pleasure to recognize these 15 outstanding civilian employers," said Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis. "Our National Guard and Reserve members are a vital part of our defense strategy and deserve as much support as this country can provide. These 15 employers lead the way in providing that. We are grateful to them for their role in helping to keep our nation safe and secure."

The Freedom Award recipients below will be honored Aug. 24 at a Pentagon ceremony:

• Amazon in Seattle, Washington
• AME Swiss Machining LLC in Ligonier, Indiana
• ArgenTech Solutions, Inc. in Newmarket, New Hampshire
• Big Sky Advisors in St. Louis, Missouri
• Crystal Group, Inc. in Hiawatha, Iowa
• Duke Energy in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Dunlap Police Department in Dunlap, Tennessee
• FMI Corporation in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Greencastle Associates Consulting, LLC in Malvern, Pennsylvania
• Minnesota Department of Transportation in St. Paul, Minnesota
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
• South Charleston Police Department in South Charleston, West Virginia
• Texas Department of Insurance in Austin, Texas
• Werner Enterprises, Inc, in Omaha, Nebraska
• Wicomico County Sheriff's Office in Salisbury, Maryland

The 2018 recipients were selected from more than 2,350 nominations received from Guardsmen and Reservists highlighting how their civilian employers went far beyond what the federal law requires to support them. The Freedom Award began in 1996 under the auspices of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to recognize exceptional employer support, with 250 honorees to date.

For more information about the Freedom Award and this year's recipients, visit www.FreedomAward.mil. To learn more about ESGR, part of the Defense Personnel and Family Support Center, visit www.ESGR.mil.

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