Pictured is a sampling of our brave men & women in uniform of the U.S. Army Reserve Center 114th TMMCW Unit in Fresno, CA. who are schedule to be deployed to Afganstan this year. These brave doctors, nurses, admin staff, etc, etc are ready to go perform their duty.  
 

The entire teaching and administrative support staff was on hand to witness our Patriot Award presentation to Mr. Stanley Tamashiro, Principal of Ewa Elementary School.  Mr. Tamashiro was nominated by TSgt Jennifer Kim, 154 Medical Group, Hawaii Air National Guard, who is also a second grade teacher at Ewa Elementary. 

Phoenix, AZ, January 13, 2012, Arizona Office for Employer Support of the  Guard and Reserve State Chairman, Scott Essex, Program Support Specialist, Butch Wise, and Mike Espinosa, Director of the Arizona Office, Department of  Labor, Veterans Employment and Training, conducts a Statement of Support signing ceremony with Director Laura Krause from the Arizona Society for Human  Resource Management State Council (AZ SHRM). AZ SHRM along with its other 10
state chapters previously signed the ESGR Statement of Support in 2010 at the  AZ SHRM Annual Conference.

(RENO, NV – January 19, 2012) The Nevada Committee of Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR) recently received 22 signed Statements of Support from the Northern Nevada Jackson Hewitt Tax Service corporate owned offices.   Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Northern Nevada Area Manager, Catherine Martin, stated that in addition to that show of support they are now offering a 25% discount to the military. In the past they offered a 10% discount to the military. The southern corporate owned offices of Jackson Hewitt have also agreed to offer the discount and all combined accounts for 67 offices state-wide.

Patriotic Employer Award presented to Susan Welch from Federated Insurance company of Owatonna, MN on January 19, 2012. 
 

Montgomery, AL- Alabama ESGR District 2 Chair Richard Little (middle) presented Director of Public Safety COL Hugh McCall (right) and Assistant Director LTC Kevin Wright (left) the ESGR Patriotic Employer Award. COL McCall and LTC Wright have great responsibility to the State of Alabama's public safety, but have been willing to share its employees with the nation's military while ensuring the safety of Alabama's citizens.
 

On January 5th, Colorado Springs Utility Company employees gave a surprise welcome back party for Navy Chief Chris Ortiz, on his return from Iraq after a year’s deployment. Approximately 70 employees of the company welcomed him home, with balloons, food, hugs, and many welcome home signs.
 

Halethorpe, Maryland.  Jason Orsino, Vice President of 1st Response Medical Transportation Corporation, confirmed the company’s support for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve on January 19, 2012 by signing an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support.  1st Response Medical Transportation Corporation is a family owned and operated patient transportation company dedicated to providing high quality, professional service that is centered on dignity and respect. 

Millersville, Maryland.  Anne Arundel County Fire Chief John Robert Ray confirmed his support for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve on January 17, 2012 by signing an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support.