Chris Bidinost, supervising probation officer with the Santa Clara County Juvenile Probation Department's Alternative Placement Academy, was awarded the Department of Defense's National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s Patriot Award during a ceremony in San Jose Feb. 24 for supporting his employee, traditional Guardsman and 129th Rescue Wing’s human resource advisor Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Underwood. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kim Ramirez)