LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --
Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Thomas Tracy
Unit: 19th Comptroller Squadron
Official Duty title: Financial Operations Technician
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Time in service: 2 years, 11 months
Time at Little Rock: 2 years, 7 months
Goals: To start college
Hobbies: Disc Golf, gaming and spending time with my dogs
As the 19th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician, A1C Thomas Tracy manages the Permanent Change of Station in-processing program for Team Little Rock. His attention to detail reduced travel voucher rejects 10%, ensuring accurate and on-time payments for 2,100 members. A1C Tracy's efforts readied the 19th Airlift Wing to successfully stand up and gain 323 Deployable Combat Wing Airmen.
Additionally, as one of the unit's only 5-levels, he leads frequent training sessions for the 19th CPTS, educating 30 Airmen on contingency operations and travel pay processes, producing a more versatile and deployment-ready comptroller squadron.
Finally, A1C Tracy serves as the 19 AW’s sole MyPay trusted agent, coordinating with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to establish pay accounts, eliminate fraud issues and provide technical support for Team Little Rock and Arkansas's 12,000 retired veteran population.