MVP: Capt. Christopher Underwood Published July 6, 2007 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- This week's MVP is Capt. Christopher Underwood Position Financial Analysis Flight Commander Squadron 92nd Comptroller Squadron Service he provides to Team Fairchild I provide exemplary financial management for all Team Fairchild members. Interesting Fact My best friend and I took a road trip to Los Angeles, Calif., during winter break of my freshmen year to appear on the Price is Right game show. He won a new Jeep Wrangler and I got my 30 seconds of television fame! Hometown Federal Way, Wash. Favorite Quote "You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." - Henry Ford Favorite Sports Team USC Trojans Football What makes Capt Underwood a Warrior Captain Underwood stepped up for four months while his squadron commander deployed, and he simultaneously handled the financial close-out for the end of fiscal year 2006 and budget officer duties. His efforts garnered him the honor of Company Grade Officer of the Quarter for the Director of Staff from October - December 2006. In early 2007, Captain Underwood arranged for specialized training of resource advisors and budget analysts to create the command-standard "FM Tools" which provides all commanders and resource advisors access to their unit's financial data. The real-time access to data speeds up decision support for commanders to best utilize scarce financial resources. In May 2007, he was a Distinguished Graduate of the Financial Management Staff Officer's Course as the top student in his class of 13 members. Captain Underwood continues to impress with his involvement in the Wing's financial decisions. His footprints are clearly planted across 92nd Air Refueling Wing activities.
