Members of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve are given a tour of the bridge of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw as the crew breaks ice during a familiarization cruise under the Mackinac Bridge and on the Straits of Mackinac, Feb. 4, 2013.ESGR is a government agency under the Department of Defense that promotes cooperation and understanding between military reservists and guardsmen and their civilian employers to assist in the resolution of conflicts that may arise from an employee's military commitments.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Erin Nolan