Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

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United States Department of Defense award employer recognition award military award

The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest recognition given to employers for outstanding support of National Guard and Reserve employees.

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Label	Occurrences
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award canonical	4

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Target entity: Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Context triple: [Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, offersAward, Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award]

A. U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award
The U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest honorary award given by the Department of Defense to recognize exceptional civilian contributions to national defense.
B. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service is the highest honorary award presented by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to private citizens, politicians, and other non-career federal employees for exceptionally distinguished service that substantially contributes to the Department of Defense’s mission.
C. National Security Medal
The National Security Medal is a prestigious United States government decoration awarded for distinguished achievement or outstanding contributions to the nation’s security and intelligence efforts.
D. Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
The Air Force Meritorious Unit Award is a United States Air Force unit-level decoration recognizing organizations for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service or achievement.
E. Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Target entity description: The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest recognition given to employers for outstanding support of National Guard and Reserve employees.

A. U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award
The U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest honorary award given by the Department of Defense to recognize exceptional civilian contributions to national defense.
B. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service is the highest honorary award presented by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to private citizens, politicians, and other non-career federal employees for exceptionally distinguished service that substantially contributes to the Department of Defense’s mission.
C. National Security Medal
The National Security Medal is a prestigious United States government decoration awarded for distinguished achievement or outstanding contributions to the nation’s security and intelligence efforts.
D. Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
The Air Force Meritorious Unit Award is a United States Air Force unit-level decoration recognizing organizations for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service or achievement.
E. Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense award ⓘ employer recognition award ⓘ military award ⓘ
administeredBy	Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve ⓘ
awardFor	outstanding support of National Guard employees ⓘ outstanding support of Reserve employees ⓘ support of employee military service ⓘ support of employee participation in the National Guard and Reserve ⓘ
ceremonyHost	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
ceremonyLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	highest recognition given by the U.S. Department of Defense to employers for support of Guard and Reserve employees ⓘ
eligibility	United States employers ⓘ large employers ⓘ nonprofit employers ⓘ private sector employers ⓘ public sector employers ⓘ small employers ⓘ state and local government employers ⓘ
firstAwarded	1996 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	large employer category ⓘ public sector category ⓘ small employer category ⓘ
inception	1996 ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognition programs ⓘ
presentedBy	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
purpose	to encourage employer support of military service in the Guard and Reserve ⓘ to recognize exemplary employer policies for Guard and Reserve members ⓘ
relatedTo	United States National Guard ⓘ surface form: National Guard Reserve Component ⓘ Army Reserve ⓘ surface form: United States Armed Forces Reserve
sector	military–civilian relations ⓘ
selectionCriteria	flexible scheduling for military training and deployment ⓘ pay and benefits during military mobilization ⓘ policies supporting military leave ⓘ recognition of military service within the organization ⓘ supportive work culture for Guard and Reserve service ⓘ
selectionProcess	based on nominations from Guard and Reserve members ⓘ based on nominations from family members of Guard and Reserve members ⓘ
shortName	Freedom Award ⓘ Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award self-link ⓘ
sponsor	Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve ⓘ
website	https://www.esgr.mil/Freedom-Award ⓘ https://www.freedomaward.mil/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve → offersAward → Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ⓘ

Patriot Award → hasHigherAward → Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ⓘ

Pro Patria Award → higherAward → Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ⓘ

Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award → shortName → Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award self-link ⓘ

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