Laughlin XLer: Staff Sgt. Joel R. Eschenbacher, 47th FSS

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LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  

Job title and unit: 47th Force Support Squadron manpower analysis

Why he XLed: He provided innovative development through the Employee Awareness Program oversight, leading the Air Education and Training Command with a 100 percent approval rate that created $102,000 in savings with $10,000 paid out. He is trained to augment Child Development Center staff members, providing an additional manning solution. He helped prepare for the impending civilian furloughs. He spearheaded commander support staff implementations; applying by realigning and building standards to six requirements. He postured the 47th Flying Training Wing for additional personnel support. He executed wartime mission by building a 56-air passenger wing exercise plan and delivered accurate deployment requirements manning documents, satisfying the annual requirement. He also identified an Air Force Manpower Agency deployment database error and provided the corrected formula that prevented the omission of 154,000 deployments.

Hometown: Spokane, Wash.

Family: Wife, Krystal; daughter, Annika; sons, Caden and Dayne

Time at Laughlin: Three years, two months

Time in military/civil service: Ten years, nine months

Greatest accomplishment: Creating a database that organizes multiple reports and having it recognized at the Air Force level in fiscal 2012. The database is now use across multiple Major Commands and bases.

Hobbies: School activities with my kids, computer programming, taking classes toward my bachelor's

Bad habit: I have a really bad sweet-tooth.

Favorite movies: 300 and The Hobbit