PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Thursday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded the ProPatria award by the Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The ProPatria award is the highest level award that may be presented by a state ESGR committee and is given annually to one small, one large and one public sector employer by each state’s ESGR. It honors companies that support Guard and Reserve employees through their leadership and flexible personnel policies that make serving in the National Guard and Reserve easier. (Source: HII, 02/26/15)