WASHINGTON – The 2023 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award nomination season opens October 1, meaning Guard and Reserve Service members across the nation can submit their exceptional employers for national recognition beginning October 1 until December 31.
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Air critical transport services are critical partners with first responders and local hospitals in providing critical care, especially where the patient is located in a remote area.
SILVERDALE, Wash. – David Damon, president and CEO of Kitsap Physical Therapy, was presented with a Patriot by Jim Miller, awards chair for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, in recognition of extraordinary support of his employee serving in the Navy Reserve.
OLYMPIA, Wash.– Jeff Smith, correctional lieutenant at the Nisqually Public Safety Complex, was presented with a Patriot Award by Phil Sanders, state chair for the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee, and Christian Dahl, Washington ESGR employer outreach coordinator in recognition of extraordinary support of his employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.
KENT, Wash. – Andrew McKellips, CEO and founder of Adaptive Threat Solutions, a security firm in Kent, Washington, was presented with an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award in recognition of his extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the United States Air Force Reserve. McKellips was nominated by Airman Huy X. Nguyen for McKellips’s support of his military service.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Scott Gaines, transportation assistant manager at Pierce Transit, was presented with a Patriot Award, by Ohad Lowy and Mary Miller, south sound area co-chairs with the Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, in recognition of his extraordinary support of his employee serving in the Washington National Guard at a recent team meeting at Pierce Transit headquarters.
DAVENPORT, Wash. – Chris Dodds, south district supervisory ranger at the National Park Service, was presented with a Patriot Award by Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Employer Outreach Coordinator Jim Wynne, in recognition of his extraordinary support of his employee serving in the Army Reserves.