The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has asked his fellow mayors around the nation to publicly declare their support for their military employees.

The Honorable Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, participates in signing with the President of NAPUS.

Mr. Robert Newman, Chairman of the Washington, DC Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, an agency of the Department of Defense, announced that Mr. Adam Calli, Human Resources Director of Atlantic Video, signed a Statement of Support for the National Guard and Reserve on August 7, 2008.

No, they did not jump out of a perfectly good helicopter. But, 16 civilians involved with Rhode Island’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program did get an idea of what an international group of military paratroopers would experience during Leapfest 2008.

PPD, Inc. signed a Statement of Support for the National Guard and Reserve, demonstrating its commitment to all employees who are members of the Armed Forces.

An Enterprise man was among 160 people transported to Boise last week on a C-130 military transport aircraft designed to carry cargo and paratroopers.