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    EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve    

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is a Department of Defense office established in 1972 to develop and maintain employer support for Guard and Reserve service. ESGR advocates relevant initiatives, recognizes outstanding support, increases awareness of applicable laws, and resolves conflict between service members and employers. Paramount to ESGR's mission is encouraging employment of Guardsmen and Reservists who bring integrity, global perspective and proven leadership to the civilian workforce.<br /> <br /> Click &lt;a href="http://www.esgr.mil/"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to learn more. You can also follow them on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/GoESGR"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ESGR"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;

    62 Featured Videos

    Educators Take Flight: Oregon National Guard Hosts Bosslift in Southern Oregon

    Educators Take Flight: Oregon National...
    09.14.24 | MAJ Wayne Clyne | ONGPAO
    Oregon Army National Guard's Det. 1, B Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion hosted a bosslift for local educators on September 14,...
    MG Dyer, William Message To Civilian Employers

    MG Dyer, William Message To Civilian...
    08.29.24 | MAJ Jacqwayne Griffin | HQ-108TC
    MG William Dyer extends heartfelt gratitude to the civilian employers who have supported 108th Training Command Soldiers.
    Boss Lift for Employee Support of Guard and Reserve

    Boss Lift for Employee Support of Guard...
    08.23.24 | MSgt Rachel Barton | 434ARW
    An Employee Support of Guard and Reserve event was held at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana on 22 and 23 August, 2024. Reservists from various...
    Boss Lift 2024

    Boss Lift 2024
    07.20.24 | SGT Estefanie Lopez Gonzalez and SPC Joel Manzano and SGT Jean Martinez Ruiz and SPC Felix Ortiz Rivera and SGT Hassani Ribera Soto and SFC Marimar Rivera Medina and SSG Gabriel Rivera-Villanueva and SGT Elena Torres-Rivera | 113MPAD
    Various employers attended a Boss Lift event at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 20, 2024. The Boss Lift is an...
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    111th Attack Wing members and their employers fly with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade

    111th Attack Wing members and their...
    06.24.25 | TSgt Timi Jones | 111ATKW
    111th Attack Wing members and their employers fly with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade over the Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln...
    Bringing the boom

    Bringing the boom
    06.24.25 | John Oldham | ANGPAO
    CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An engineer company detonated 40 pounds of explosives here June 24, 2025, as part of the...
    Bringing the boom

    Bringing the boom
    06.24.25 | John Oldham | ANGPAO
    CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An engineer company detonated 40 pounds of explosives here June 24, 2025, as part of the...
    Bringing the boom

    Bringing the boom
    06.24.25 | John Oldham | ANGPAO
    CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An engineer company detonated 40 pounds of explosives here June 24, 2025, as part of the...
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    168 Featured Stories

    Civilian Employers Take Flight: Biddle hosts ESGR Bosslift

    Civilian Employers Take Flight: Biddle...
    06.25.25 | TSgt Timi Jones | 111ATKW
    The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in Pennsylvania recognized civilian employers during a Bosslift event held on Biddle Air...
    165th Airlift Wing hosts ESGR “Boss Lift” event, provides insight to Guardsmen civilian employers

    165th Airlift Wing hosts ESGR “Boss...
    06.11.25 | SrA Christa Ross | 165AW
    The Georgia Air National Guard’s (GA ANG) 165th Airlift Wing (AW) welcomed nearly 35 civilian employer representatives here for an Employer...

    Investing in our community, investing in...
    05.27.25 | MSgt Jason Melton | DCNG
    Employers who support National Guard and Reserve members are crucial for maintaining readiness and a deployable military force. That is why Dr. Christine Going, senior advisor for the VA's Food Security Office, was recognized with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award for her support to an employee balancing duty as a D.C. Air National Guard member and Veterans Health Administration executive officer.
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