WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) program, has identified 143 employers as semifinalists for the 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, commonly referred to as the Freedom Award.
The Freedom Award is the highest recognition presented by the DoD to employers who provide the most outstanding support for National Guard and Reserve Members. ESGR runs the program on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, and since its inception in 1996, 280 employers have earned this prestigious honor.
The semifinalists were selected from 2,623 submissions by service members and they will be narrowed down to 30 finalists. The ESGR National Selection Board, comprised of senior DoD officials and representatives from the Reserve Components, will then select up to 15 employers who will receive the Freedom Award in a ceremony at the Pentagon August 28. The semifinalists represent large and small employers from almost every industry and the public sector across 50 states, Guam-CNMI, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
Below is an alphabetical list of the semifinalists. For the latest Freedom Award news, visit www.FreedomAward.mil. To learn more about ESGR, visit www.ESGR.mil.
Employer |
Employer City, State |
Nominator Service, State |
A.V. Lauttamus Communications & Security |
Weirton, West Virginia |
Army National Guard, Pennsylvania |
Accenture (Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership) |
New York, New York |
Army Reserve, Texas |
Acxiom LLC |
Conway, Arkansas |
Army Reserve, Arkansas |
Ada County Paramedics |
Boise, Idaho |
Air National Guard, Idaho |
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency |
Montgomery, Alabama |
Navy Reserve, Alabama |
Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute |
Anchorage, Alaska |
Air Force Reserve, Alaska |
AlixPartners LLP |
Southfield, Michigan |
Navy Reserve, South Carolina |
American Water |
Camden, New Jersey |
Army Reserve, New Jersey |
Anchorage Police Department |
Anchorage, Alaska |
Air National Guard, Alaska |
Athene USA |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
Army National Guard, Iowa |
Avian LLC |
Lexington Park, Maryland |
Navy Reserve, Maryland |
Battlefield Vegas |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Army National Guard, Nevada |
Baystate |
Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Army Reserve, Florida |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
McLean, Virginia |
Navy Reserve, Maryland |
Boston Consulting Group |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Air National Guard, Massachusetts |
Butler County Sheriff’s Office |
El Dorado, Kansas |
Air National Guard, Kansas |
CACI |
Arlington, Virginia |
Army Reserve, Colorado |
Carolina Heating Service |
Piedmont, South Carolina |
Army National Guard, South Carolina |
Carvana |
Tempe, Arizona |
Army National Guard, Arizona |
Chesterfield County Police Department |
Chesterfield, Virginia |
Marine Corps Reserve, Virginia |
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Army Reserve, Nebraska |
Christian Church of Jacksonville |
Jacksonville, Arkansas |
Army National Guard, Arkansas |
City of Camden |
Camden, Arkansas |
Navy Reserve, Arkansas |
City of Montbello Police Department |
Montbello, California |
Army Reserve, California |
City of Oklahoma Police Department |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Air Force Reserve, Oklahoma |
City of Prescott Fire Department |
Prescott, Arizona |
Army National Guard, Arizona |
City of Salem Police Department |
Salem, Oregon |
Marine Corps Reserve, Oregon |
City of Springfield Fire Department |
Springfield, Missouri |
Navy Reserve, Missouri |
Civic Financial |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Army National Guard, Massachusetts |
ComEd |
Chicago, Illinois |
Air National Guard, Illinois |
CUNA Mutual |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Army Reserve, North Carolina |
Dartmouth Hitchcock |
Lebanon, New Hampshire |
Air Force Reserve, New Hampshire |
Dedicated Systems Inc. |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Army National Guard, Wisconsin |
Defense Information Systems Agency |
Fort Meade, Maryland |
Army Reserve, Pennsylvania |
Deloitte |
New York, New York |
Army Reserve, New York |
Department of Commerce |
Washington, D.C. |
Army Reserve, Virginia |
Dialectic Engineering |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Army National Guard, Missouri |
DZSP 21 LLC |
Santa Rita, Guam |
Air National Guard, Guam |
East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Army National Guard, Louisiana |
Ecolab |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
Army National Guard, Minnesota |
Edina Police Department |
Edina, Minnesota |
Army National Guard, Minnesota |
Emme Sand and Gravel |
O’Neill, Nebraska |
Army National Guard, Nebraska |
Energy Northwest |
Richland, Washington |
Marine Corps Reserve, Washington |
Entergy Corporation |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Air National Guard, Mississippi |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Washington, D.C. |
Army Reserve, Georgia |
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service |
Washington, D.C. |
Air Force Reserve, Tennessee |
Frederiksted Health Care |
Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Army National Guard, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Frisco Police Department |
Frisco, Texas |
Army Reserve, Texas |
Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center |
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Air National Guard, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Guam Customs & Quarantine Agency |
Tiyan, Guam |
Army National Guard, Guam |
Hall Drilling LLC |
Ellenboro, West Virginia |
Army National Guard, West Virginia |
Hardeman County Board of Education |
Bolivar, Tennessee |
Army National Guard, Tennessee |
Hilton Worldwide |
McLean, Virginia |
Army Reserve, Virginia |
Huntington Bank |
Columbus, Ohio |
Air National Guard, Ohio |
Hutson Inc. |
Mayfield, Kentucky |
Army Reserve, Kentucky |
I-Assure |
Mandeville, Louisiana |
Air National Guard, Louisiana |
Infinity Systems Engineering |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Air Force Reserve, Colorado |
Kane County Sheriff’s Office |
St. Charles, Illinois |
Army National Guard, Illinois |
Kenney Development Company Inc. |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Air National Guard, Massachusetts |
King County |
Seattle, Washington |
Air Force Reserve, Washington |
Kysor Warren |
Columbus, Georgia |
Army National Guard, Georgia |
Lavazza Professional |
West Chester Pennsylvania |
Army Reserve, Pennsylvania |
League of Minnesota Cities |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
Army Reserve, Minnesota |
Lexmark International |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Army National Guard, Kentucky |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Marine Corps Reserve, New Mexico |
Lovell Government Services LLC |
Pensacola, Florida |
Navy Reserve, Florida |
Magnum Magnetics |
Marietta, Ohio |
Army Reserve, Ohio |
Mako Medical |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
Army Reserve, North Carolina |
ManifestWorks |
Hollywood, California |
Marine Corps Reserve, California |
McNellis & Asato Ltd. |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
Navy Reserve, Minnesota |
Mid Columbia Producers |
Moro, Oregon |
Army National Guard, Oregon |
Mikel Inc. |
Middletown, Rhode Island |
Army National Guard, Rhode Island |
Miller Companies |
Hinsdale, Illinois |
Army Reserve, Connecticut |
Mine Safety and Health Administration |
Madison, West Virginia |
Army National Guard, West Virginia |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
Pearl, Mississippi |
Army National Guard, Mississippi |
Monarch Beverage Company |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
Army National Guard, Indiana |
National Grid |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Army National Guard, Rhode Island |
National Information Solutions Cooperative |
Mandan, North Dakota |
Air National Guard, North Dakota |
National Passport Center (Department of State) |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
Air National Guard, New Hampshire |
Naval Sea Logistics Center |
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
Army National Guard, Pennsylvania |
New Jersey State Police |
Ewing, New Jersey |
Army National Guard, New Jersey |
New Mexico Military Institute |
Roswell, New Mexico |
Army Reserve, New Mexico |
New York City Police Department |
New York, New York |
Army Reserve, New York |
Nike Inc. |
Beaverton, Oregon |
Army National Guard, Oregon |
Norfolk District Attorney’s Office |
Canton, Massachusetts |
Army Reserve, Massachusetts |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Army National Guard, Tennessee |
Ocean Springs Police Department |
Ocean Springs, Mississippi |
Air Force Reserve, Mississippi |
Oconee County Emergency Services |
Walhalla, South Carolina |
Air Force Reserve, South Carolina |
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawaii |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Air National Guard, Hawaii |
Ohio State Highway Patrol |
Columbus, Ohio |
Army National Guard, Ohio |
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island |
Johnston, Rhode Island |
Army National Guard, Rhode Island |
Pawnee City Public School |
Pawnee City, Nebraska |
Army Reserve, Nebraska |
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
Army National Guard, Hawaii |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
Middletown, Pennsylvania |
Air National Guard, Pennsylvania |
PeopleTec Inc. |
Huntsville, Alabama |
Army Reserve, Alabama |
Phillips 66 |
Houston, Texas |
Army Reserve, Oklahoma, and Army National Guard, New Jersey |
Pittsfield Township Police Department |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Army Reserve, Michigan |
Pocahontas Police Department |
Pocahontas, Iowa |
Army National Guard, Iowa |
Pratt and Whitney Puerto Rico |
Isabela, Puerto Rico |
Army Reserve, Puerto Rico |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
New York, New York |
Army Reserve, Washington, D.C. |
QTS Data Centers |
Overland Park, Kansas |
Air Force Reserve, Kansas |
Qualcomm Incorporated |
San Diego, California |
Navy Reserve, California |
Quality Grounds |
Ruther Glen, Virginia |
Army Reserve, Virginia |
QuikTrip Corporation |
Tulsa Oklahoma |
Navy Reserve, Louisiana |
Relyant Global |
Tamuning, Guam |
Army National Guard, Guam |
Revision Military Ltd. |
Essex Junction, Vermont |
Army National Guard, Vermont |
Revival Animal Health |
Orange City, Iowa |
Army National Guard, Iowa |
Roberts & Ryan Investments Inc. |
New York, New York |
Navy Reserve, New Jersey |
Saint Joseph High School |
South Bend, Indiana |
Navy Reserve, Indiana |
Sandia National Laboratories |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Air Force Reserve, New Mexico |
Sanford Health |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Army National Guard, South Dakota |
SAS Institute |
Cary, North Carolina |
Army National Guard, North Carolina |
Shell Oil Company |
Houston, Texas |
Marine Corps Reserve, Texas |
Southcentral Foundation |
Anchorage, Alaska |
Air National Guard, Alaska |
Sparta Police Department |
Sparta, Wisconsin |
Army National Guard, Wisconsin |
Office of the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Navy Reserve, Florida |
State of Connecticut |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Army Reserve, Connecticut |
State of Nevada |
Carson City, Nevada |
Air National Guard, Nevada |
Textron Aviation |
Wichita, Kansas |
Army Reserve, Kansas |
The Coca-Cola Company |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Army Reserve, Georgia |
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Army National Guard, Nevada |
The Flying Locksmiths |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Air Force Reserve, Arizona |
The Independence Fund |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Marine Corps Reserve, North Carolina |
T-Mobile US Inc. |
Bellevue, Washington |
Army Reserve, South Carolina |
TPC Printing & Packaging |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Army National Guard, Tennessee |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
Washington, D.C. |
Air National Guard, Indiana |
UCHealth Memorial Hospital North |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Air Force Reserve, Colorado |
Ultimate Software |
Weston, Florida |
Army National Guard, Florida |
University of Pennsylvania Health System |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Air Force Reserve, Pennsylvania |
University of Vermont Medical Center |
Burlington, Vermont |
Army Reserve, Vermont |
Urenco USA |
Eunice, New Mexico |
Army National Guard, New Mexico |
U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
Coast Guard Reserve, West Virginia |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Vermont – St. Alban’s Field Office |
Saint Albans, Vermont |
Army National Guard, Vermont |
Veterans United Home Loans |
Columbia, Missouri |
Air National Guard, Missouri |
Virgil Gamache Farms |
Toppenish, Washington |
Army National Guard, Washington |
Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC |
Houston, Mississippi |
Army National Guard, Mississippi |
Western Kentucky Police Department |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Army National Guard, Kentucky |
Westside 66 |
Lawrence, Kansas |
Air National Guard, Kansas |
Williams |
Moundsville, West Virginia |
Air Force Reserve, West Virginia |
Wilson Perumal & Company |
Dallas, Texas |
Navy Reserve, California |
Worcester Police Department |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
Army National Guard, Massachusetts |
Zlimen and McGuiness, Attorneys at Law |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
Army Reserve, Minnesota |