Civilian employers experience military at ESGR breakfast
Ron Bacci, Illinois chair of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presents the Seven Seals Award to (from right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Sarah E. Jackson and Heather K. Prater, and Tech. Sgt. Corey G. Walker for their support to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Sept. 17, 2014. Civilian employers were invited visited the base to see firsthand how their employees serve the Illinois’ reserve military and how employers play an important role in the defense of the nation. The Department of Defense established ESGR in 1972 to promote the relationship between service members and their civilian employers. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer/Released)