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FOR RELEASE: Thursday, Aug 13, 2015

Employers to Visit Air National Guard for Joint Service 'Boss Day' event

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (08/12/2015)(readMedia)-- Central New York employers of National Guard and Reserve members will visit Hancock Field Air National Guard Base (ANGB) on Thursday, August 13.

The visit is part of a joint Boss Day sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and will include elements of the region's Marine Corps Reserve Center, Navy Operational Support Center, New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, and the Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing.

WHO: Military service members from the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade, New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing, Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center along with their employers.

WHAT: The Boss Day event will include demonstrations and static displays presented by local military services for employers and military members along with opportunities for some hands-on experiences beginning at the Marine Corp Reserve Center followed by a visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base (ANGB).

Event displays at Hancock Field will include the Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) which is used as a mobile command and control asset when the 174th responds in support of civilian authorities during times of disasters or other state level missions; the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) which is a mobile communications system designed to outfit disaster first responders and other local, state, and federal agencies; 152nd Air Operations Group, 274th Air Operations Squadron, MQ-9 aircraft, Static Ground Control Station (SGCS), the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircraft, and exhibits from the Navy Operational Support Center and the 27th Brigade.

WHEN: Thursday, August 13 at 9:00 a.m. Members of the Media MUST call the Public Affairs office no later than 7:30 a.m. to attend the Boss Day event and MUST be at the Marine Corps Reserve Center on E. Molly Road NO LATER THAN 8:45 a.m.

WHERE: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Center, 1099 E. Molloy Road, Syracuse, NY 13211. Followed by a visit to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base.

Members of the Media must contact the wing Public Affairs Office NLT 7:30 a.m. at (315) 233-2651/2408 for access to these secure military facilities.

Coverage Opportunities:

Military and ESGR representatives will be available for interviews about how employers support the military service of Reservists and National Guard members.

BACKGROUND:

The 174th Attack Wing is the only attack wing in the total Air Force. The wing trains all MQ-9 maintenance technicians for the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve as well as training some personnel from allied nations. The wing also conducts training for MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base and Fort Drum, operating out of Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.

At the same time the wing deploys members oversees to support MQ-9 operations and other Air Force commitments.

The wing also maintains the air-to-ground gunnery range at Fort Drum which is used by Air Force, Air Guard and Air Force Reserve units across the northeast and provides forces to respond to state emergencies at the direction of the governor.

ESGR

ESGR, a Department of Defense office, was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.

ESGR has served our country for more than 40 years, fostering a culture in which all employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve in the United States.

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