Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater participates in "Boss Lift"

DATE: October 29, 2009 4:02:47 PM EDT

US COAST GUARD

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Oct. 29, 2009

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Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater participates in "Boss Lift"

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Balskus, commander, Florida Air National Guard, St. Augustine, Fla., watches a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air station Clearwater, Fla., land at Keystone Airpark in Starke, Fla., Oct. 29, 2009. The Hercules crew transported employers of activated reservist as part of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cindy Beckert.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Brig. Gen. Joseph G. Balskus, commander, Florida Air National Guard, St. Augustine, Fla., and Brig. Gen. James Tyre, commander, 164th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, Orlando, Fla., welcome employers of activated reservists as they depart a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., Oct. 29, 2009 at Keystone Airpark in Starke, Fla. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cindy Beckert.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– A Coast Guard C-310 aircraft and crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., participated in “Boss Lift” Thursday, which was created by the Florida Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

“Boss Lift” allowed employers and civic leaders from across Florida to visit with their employees, who are also members of the 53^rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida National Guard. The 53^rd IB is at Camp Blanding, Fla., training for their January 2010 mission to Iraq.

The Coast Guard C-130 aircrew provided transportation to Camp Blanding for the employers. The aircrew embarked passengers from Clearwater and Opa Locka, Fla., on its way to Camp Blanding, and they returned the employers home at the end of the day’s events.

ESGR is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972. The mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain employer support for Guard and Reserve service by recognizing outstanding support, increasing awareness of the law, and resolving conflict through mediation.

More information about ESGR Employer Outreach Programs and volunteer opportunities is available at Floridaesgr.com.

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