Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas -- Unit and job title: 47th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems apprentice
Why he XLed: While leading a three-man team, Montello installed Sensaphone detection systems – an environmental monitoring system - into 13 sites in two days, including the communications squadron $6.2 million infrastructure. The rapid two-day installment provided engineers advanced notice of dangerous temperatures, possibly threatening critical Air Force equipment.