BARRIGADA, Guam — The Guam-CNMI ESGR State Committee, a Department of Defense program, paid a special tribute to the Employers of National Guard and Reserve members during its 14th Annual Employer Awards Ceremony held on August 18, 2022, at Hyatt Regency Guam.
Twenty-four employers throughout the Guam and CNMI region were nominated for the 2022 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and were recognized and honored for their dedication and patriotic support they provide to their employees serving in the Guard or Reserve.
As Guard and Reserve members are called upon, so too are their patriotic employers. Our community employers have endured the absence of our service members from numerous deployments by Reserve Components who have been called to assist their Active-Duty counterparts to protect the freedom we have today. More deployments continued when our Guard and Reserve members were also called for direct support to combat Covid-19, placing a huge demand on employers. ESGR honors and recognizes these employers for their great support to our Guard and Reserve members and their families, in peace, in crises, and in war.
Pro Patria Awards
The highest state-level award given to only three exemplary employers have demonstrated exceptional support to our National Defense by adopting policies that make it easier for their employees to participate in the Guard and Reserve. The Latin phrase Pro Patria, when translated means “For the Country,” and symbolizes uncommon patriotism by an employer.
Bank of Guam
GTA Teleguam
Judiciary of Guam
Above & Beyond Awards
Six deserving employers who have gone above and beyond the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act in their patronage of their service member employees and their families were honored.
1224th Engineer Support Company, Guam Army National Guard
Guam Department of Education
Jose L.G. Rios Middle School
Office of the Governor of Guam
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Districts of Guam & Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Customs and Border Protection CNMI
Most Supportive Employer Awards
Fifteen employers were given most supportive employer awards for contributing to the National Defense by their outstanding support and patronage to their employees who have answered the call for military duty.
36th Civil Engineering Squadron
Atkins Kroll Guam
Detachment 2, 21st Space Operations Squadron
DFS Guam
Andersen Elementary School
DynCorp/Amentum International
Guam DPHSS Bureau of Nutrition Services
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
Guam Office of the Attorney General
MWR Child and Youth Program
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
Personal Finance Center
Southern High School
Tango Theatres
United Airlines
For more information about the Guam-CNMI ESGR State Committee, contact Ms. Angel Vibar at (671) 344-1283 or visit www.esgr.mil/GU/.
