Laughlin XLer – Senior Airman Adrick Coleman, 47th Comptroller Squadron

Senior Airman Adrick Coleman, 47th Comptroller Squadron lead financial services technician, poses with Col. Tom Murphy, 47th Flying Training Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Garry Berry, 47th FTW command chief, after being presented the XLer of the week award at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 20, 2013. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to Laughlin and their unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Evan Ross)

Laughlin XLer - Senior Airman Adrick Coleman, 47th Comptroller Squadron

Published March 5, 2013
47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Job title and unit: 47th Comptroller Squadron lead financial services technician

Why he XLed: He led cashier training for a nine-person flight and introduced four new Airmen to unit type code responsibilities. He performed an honor guard funeral detail for a Del Rio retiree displaying the Air Force's core values through his performance. He audited 89 travel vouchers with 100% accuracy, which decreased payment delay, and was recognized by Air Education and Training Command. He helped lower government travel card delinquencies by seven percent and helped decorate for the annual awards banquet.

Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.

Family: Tammy Coleman (mother) and Kevin Coleman (father)

Time at Laughlin: Three and a half years

Time in military/civil service: Almost four years

Greatest accomplishment: Graduating from basic military training and seeing the smiles on my parents' faces.

Hobbies: Shopping and videogames

Bad habit: Worrying too much

Favorite movies: Shawshank Redemption

If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why: If I could spend an hour with one person it would be my grandfather on my father's side. He passed away before I was born and I heard so many great things about him. He was in the Air Force just as I am now and I think I could have learned a lot of things about his time in uniform and what it was like growing up in Chicago, Ill., back in the day.