Laughlin XLer – Airman 1st Class Nathan Maysonet

Airman 1st Class Nathan Maysonet, 47th Flying Training Wing photojournalist, poses with Col. Tom Murphy, 47th FTW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ogden, 47th Mission Support Group superintendent, after being presented the XLer of the week award at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 15, 2012. 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/Joel Langton)

Laughlin XLer – Airman 1st Class Nathan Maysonet

Published Sept. 5, 2012
47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Job title and unit: 47th Flying Training Wing photojournalist

Why he XLed: He consistently produces stories that go worldwide with a regular audience of more than 500,000 viewers. His photography skills exceed the level of his formal training and he has used them to document several Air Force and international leaders with his photos going worldwide. Skilled web-guru who has solved difficult technical issues impacting the base website and has volunteered 80 hours to multiple organizations from food banks to highway cleanups.

Hometown: Lakewood, Wash.

Family: Oscar (father), Ada (mother)

Time at Laughlin: One year

Time in military/civil service: One year and six months

Greatest accomplishment: Helping to craft Washington State's emergency management training course work for the state's community and technical colleges while still in high school

Hobbies: Movies, photography, retro gaming and a lot more

Bad habit: I can be indecisive about the most mundane things

Favorite movies: You ask a movie buff this? Streets of Fire, The Big Sleep, Paths of Glory, Patlabor 2 and Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners

If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why: Teddy Roosevelt because he was a real life Indiana Jones whose stories are legendary. I'd love to ask him about his last great adventure in life traveling down the River of Doubt in the heart of the unexplored Amazon.