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Guarding America - Defending Freedom
Hometown Heroes Salute• ANG-wide recognition program requested by TAGs and
EFAC• Honors Airmen who have deployed for 30 or more consecutive days,
away from home station, in support of contingency operations, CONUS/OCONUS
• ANG Director/Command Chief Master Sergeant Championed• Launched to the field Jan 09
• Honors Airman, Airman’s family and Center of Influence (COI)• Family: Spouse/Significant Other, Children• Center of Influence (COI): Anyone the member designates as
influence/support (i.e., clergy, employer, Uncle, etc.)
• HHS website launched1 Apr 09: https://airguard.ang.af.mil/hometownheroessalute
• Awards will be implemented in two phases• Phase I: “Catch-Up” 2009 – Honor all eligible ANG members from
9/11/01 through 12/31/08, anticipate 70,000+ eligible members• Phase II: Commences Jan 2010 – Eligibility timeline starts from 1
Jan 09• Family members and COI’s honored both Phases
Guarding America - Defending Freedom
Hometown Heroes Salute
• Phase II: Commences Jan 2010• 1st Tier: Framed letter of appreciation (30-179
days)• 2nd Tier: Framed American Flag (180-365 days)• 3rd Tier: Eagle Statue (366+ days)
• Family members and COI’s honored both Phases
• Rationale• Retention• Family Recognition• Employer Appreciation• Community Relations• Marketing• Legislative Support
• IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
Guarding America - Defending Freedom
Hometown Heroes Salute
Framed Hometown Heroes Salute Coin with Letter of Appreciation signed by the ANG Director and Command Chief Master Sergeant.
1st Tier: 2nd Tier:
Framed American Flag with Hometown Heroes Salute Coin.
3rd Tier:
Eagle Statue with Hometown Heroes Salute Coin
Honorees may receive one of the following three tiered awards:
Honored Family members and Centers of Influence will receive the following
(30 – 179 consecutive days)
(180 – 365 consecutive days)
(366+ consecutive
days)
Spouse or Significant other: Children: Center of Influence (COI):
HHS Logo engraved Rosewood Pen/Pencil Set.
HHS Logo engraved Dog TagsHHS Logo Medallion.