National Guardsman, CASE Assembly Solutions employee deploys

Courtesy Photo | Army National Guard Sgt. Scott R. Landis, an employee of CASE Assembly Systems in Hanson, Mass., is currently deployed to Southwest Asia as a flight operations sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation. Landis is serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  

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07.11.2006

Courtesy Story

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Story by Spc. Jennifer Sardam
ESGR Forward Team

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army National Guard Sgt. Scott R. Landis is currently deployed to Southwest Asia as a flight operations sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation. Landis is serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the official name given to military operations assisting in rebuilding Iraq's economic and governmental infrastructure and training and preparing Iraqi military and security forces to assume full authority and responsibility in defending and preserving Iraq's sovereignty and independence as a democracy.

Despite the challenges of being far from home and family, Landis said serving his country in support of the Global War on Terror helps make the time away easier.

Active duty and reserve component members from all branches of the U.S. armed forces are deployed under the U.S. Central Command to support the war against global terrorism outside the borders of the United States. The unified command of USCENTCOM is responsible for U.S. security interests and assets in 27 nations stretching from the Horn of Africa, through the Arabian Gulf region, and into Central Asia.

When Landis is stateside with the 126th, he is stationed at Camp Edwards, in Hanson, Mass. With five years in the military, this is Landis's first overseas deployment. In his civilian occupation, the sergeant works in Hanson for CASE Assembly Solutions, where he has worked for two years.

Today, more than 1.2 million members of the National Guard and Reserve continue to perform an increasing number of unique missions that require extraordinary actions on the part of everyday citizens. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is the primary resource for information about the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, commonly known as USERRA. This federal law allows Landis and other mobilized reserve component members to retain their rights, when the deployment concludes.

Established in 1972, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a DoD agency, provides free USERRA education, consultation, and if necessary, mediation for employers of Guard and Reserve employees. The mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain active support from all public and private employers for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve. More information about ESGR Employer Outreach Programs and volunteer opportunities is available at www.esgr.mil, or by calling the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at [phone].

Landis, who calls Hanson home, is the son of Richard and Donna Landis, also of Hanson.

• Date Taken: 07.11.2006
• Date Posted: 07.11.2006 15:04
• Story ID: 7139
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