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 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipients named By Department of Defense
 WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the DOD gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees. "These 15 employers have distinguished themselves through their outstanding support of our Guard and Reserve members and their families," said Secretary Carter. "Without the unfaltering support of employers like them, the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve would not be able to fulfill their vital roles in our national security strategy. It is a great honor for me to recognize these employers, and I congratulate them on their receipt of the Employer Support Freedom Award." The 2016 Freedom Award recipients below will be honored at a ceremony in the Pentagon on Aug. 26: Alaska Airlines; Anchorage, Alaska; nominated by Air Force Reserve Albuquerque Police Department; Albuquerque, New Mexico; nominated by Air National Guard Benjamin Franklin Plumbing; Springfield, Missouri; nominated by Navy Reserve Burford Corporation; Maysville, Oklahoma; nominated by Army National Guard Carolinas Healthcare System; Charlotte, North Carolina; nominated by Air National Guard Clackamas County Sheriff's Office; Oregon City, Oregon; nominated by Army National Guard Delmarva Veteran Builders; Salisbury, Maryland; nominated by Air Force Reserve FASTSIGNS International, Inc.; Carrollton, Texas; nominated by Air Force Reserve Hope Valley Industries; North Kingstown, Rhode Island; nominated by Air National Guard Idaho State Police; Meridian, Idaho; nominated by Army Reserve / Army National Guard Lowe's; Mooresville, North Carolina; nominated by Navy Reserve Maryland State Police; Pikesville, Maryland; nominated by Army Reserve Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46; Crystal Lake, Illinois; nominated by Marine Corps Reserve Seattle Fire Department; Seattle, Washington; nominated by Navy Reserve The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Akron, Ohio; nominated by Navy Reserve The 2016 recipients were selected from 2,424 nominations received from Guardsmen and Reservists. The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 under the auspices of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) to recognize exceptional support from the employer community. In the years since, 220 employers have been honored with the award.
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