Coast Guard to Host ESGR Boss Lift Event at LA/LB
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard in is proud to announce its participation in the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift program event on Saturday at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles/Long Beach.
This event provides employers a unique opportunity to experience first-hand the skills, dedication, and training of their Guard and Reserve employees.
The ESGR Boss Lift program aims...
California Maritime Academy receives Above and Beyond Award
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The California Maritime Academy received the Above and Beyond Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve state committee today at the Academy in Vallejo.
The award recognizes employers at a local level who provide support and cooperation with their employees who serve the nation.
A Coast Guard reservist, Petty Officer 3rd Class Blaine Meserve-Nibley, a marine science...
Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw takes ESGR employers on familiarization cruise through Straits of Mackinac
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw hosted military members and employers enrolled in the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve during a familiarization cruise under the Mackinac Bridge and surrounding areas Monday.
Nearly 50 ESGR employers boarded cutter Mackinaw in St. Ignace, Mich., and experienced a two-hour cruise under the bridge and through Round Island Pass...
Virginia Coast Guard commands formally recognize Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Nine local Coast Guard commands held a signing ceremony in recognition of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Thursday at the Coast Guard Atlantic Area headquarters here.
The command representatives who signed the Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve were Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, commander Coast Guard Atlantic Area; Rear Adm. Steven Ratti, the commander of...
Coast Guard trains for tsunami, heavy flooding during weekend drill
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Astoria trained for the event of a tsunami and heavy flooding during a Watch Quarter Station Bill Exercise Thursday through Saturday.
The scripted scenario involved the response to severe coastal flooding following four days of gale force winds and heavy rain along the coast.
The exercise was kicked off by an automated notification system bringing...
Pacific Area Senior Reserve Officer participates in Microsoft ESGR ceremony
SEATTLE – Rear Adm. John Welch, Coast Guard Pacific Area Senior Reserve Officer, Honorable Dennis M. McCarthy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, Microsoft’s President and CEO Steve Ballmer, and other Microsoft employees participate in the signing of a Statement of Support for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve,...
Coast Guard Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, ESGR to host SEALIFT 2011 in Galveston
Galveston, TX – The U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Texas Army and Air National Guard, and Texas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve will host SEALIFT 2011 Friday, April 8, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Coast Guard Sector Field Officer Galveston, 1 Ferry Road in Galveston.
SEALIFT is an event that encourages the continued cooperation from employers who employ...
Briefing the Boss – Coast Guard Hosts Employer Outreach Program
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker
Seattle – The employer outreach program, Boss-Lift, came to Coast Guard Sector Seattle Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, to allow employers of guard and reserve members to experience a day in the life of a Coast Guardsman. They were given a tour of the base and a boat ride around Elliot Bay aboard a 41-foot utility boat and a 25-foot port security boat.
The Boss-Lift...
