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Tech Sgt. Nicole Valentine, 47th Operations Support Squadron tower watch supervisor, 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, Jan. 11, 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/Senior Airman Nathan Maysonet)
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Laughlin XLer - Tech Sgt. Nicole Valentine, 47th OSS
Posted 1/23/2013 Updated 1/23/2013
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47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs
1/23/2013 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Job title and unit: 47th Operations Support Squadron tower watch supervisor
Why she Xled: She is an Air Force Recruiting Service partner and was picked to represent more than 2,400 Air Force controllers. In the partnership with AFRS, she drove more than 800 social media questions and answers and boosted recruiters' objectives. She was appointed the tower assistant chief controller where she was picked to lead a 29-member section that maintained a 28 percent sustained visual pattern operations increase. She sought and gained warranty resolution on a defective light gun repair that mitigated costs, saved six weeks in repair and $2,000 in parts and labor. She flexed interim T-6 pattern operations mitigating departures and opening center runway availability preventing traffic overload. She was also the squadron's holiday party chair and led planning and preparation for the "best function in years" as described by 133 participants, and she saved more than $2,600 in the process.
Hometown: Navarre, Fla.
Family: Tech Sgt. Mitchell Valentine (husband), Gabrielle (daughter) and Kaleb (son)
Time at Laughlin: Two years
Time in military/civil service: 12 years
Greatest accomplishment: My children are my greatest accomplishments
Hobbies: I like to shop and go to the beach
Bad habit: Eating cupcakes
Favorite movies: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why: I would be interested in talking to Princess Diana, because she lived such an interesting life.
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