XLer of the Week

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Master Sgt. Lyman Howard, 47th Force Support Squadron, poses with fellow members of his unit after being presented the XLer of the Week award by Col. Jeffrey McDaniels, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, April 14. Sergeant Howard is credited with vastly improving Laughlin’s training programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Blake Mize)

Laughlin XLer -- Master Sgt. Lyman Howard

Published April 15, 2010
By 47th Flying Training Wing
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LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Job title and unit: Superintendent, Force Development Flight and Base Training Manager, 47th Force Support Squadron

Hometown: Ashkum, Ill.

Family: Judy (wife), Jessica and Page (daughters), Lyman III (son)

Time at Laughlin: 8 months

Time in military/civil service: 20 years in July

Greatest accomplishment: Being married 17 years

Hobbies: Sports, cards and computers

Bad habit: Procrastination

Favorite movies: For the Love of the Game, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, anything sports or science fiction

If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why: Grandpa Howard; I was young when he passed, but still have the most colorful memories of our visits.