U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is a Department of Defense program that educates, mediates and recognizes employers and the Reserve service members working for them. The program creates a supportive environment for both the employer and employee to be successful.

Lance Cpl. Gage Vielee, a motor transport mechanic with Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, inspects, maintains, and repairs a fleet of motor transport vehicles supporting the Marines of Marine Air Ground Task Force 23, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18, in Twentynine Palms, California, on June 8, 2018. Vielee is one of over 5,500 Marines from Reserve units located across the United States participating in ITX 4-18, the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise.

Brig. Gen. Bradley S. James, left, commander of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, appoints Sgt. Maj. Thomas M. Burkhardt, right, as the new sergeant major of 4th MAW during a relief and appointment ceremony held at the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th MAW, airfield, New Orleans, June 2, 2018. Burkhardt is replacing Sgt. Maj. Rodney L. Lane, who served as the 4th MAW sergeant major from 2016-2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Malone (left), combat engineer with Bridge Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discards a piece of cut plywood as Lance Cpl. Matthew P. Winter (right), combat engineer with Engineer Company C, 6th ESB, 4th MLG, cuts plywood with a circular saw at a construction site during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 23, 2018. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as build working relationships with their British counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanie Wolf/Released)

Honored guests participate in the groundbreaking of a brand new Reserve Training Center in Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 2018. The construction of the new joint Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center hosting Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and the Navy Operational Support Center in Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 2018. The construction of the new joint Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center will better meet the functional needs of the unit and provide service members the opportunity to increase overall training and unit readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Travis J. Ganong, armorer with Inspector Instructor Staff, Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, punches the bore of the M16’s for an integrated platoon of Marines with 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and commandos with 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, British army, during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 14, 2018. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as build working relationships with their British counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanie Wolf/Released)