ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue vocalist Staff Sgt. Timothy Womble, 437th Maintenance Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., performs for Dyess Airmen, their families and Abilene residents March 9 at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue vocalist Senior Airman Christy Henderson (right), 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., sings to fellow vocalist Staff Sgt. Wendell Boone, 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md., March 9 at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue performer Senior Airman Jeffrey Collins, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., dances with Senior Airman Jennifer Bone, 17th Communication Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas, March 9 at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue entertainer Master Sgt. Herbert Ancog, 690th Alterations and Installations Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, sings an island song while playing a ukulele March 9 at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue saxophonist Senior Airman Simon Lahn, 100th Comptroller Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, walks off stage while playing his saxophone March 9 at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
ABILENE, Texas – Air Force Tops in Blue performers sing The Air Force Song March 9 as their final performance of the night at the Abilene Civic Center here. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Each year, thousands compete in base talent contests and the most talented move on to higher levels of competition. The result is an elite group composed of 35 of the most talented vocalists, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and dramatists worldwide. Known as the Air Forces’ Expeditionary Entertainers; the group’s main mission is to perform for military personnel and their families throughout the world. The enormous popularity of the group has also made them America’s goodwill ambassadors around the globe. For more information, logon to the Tops in Blue website at www.topsinblue.com. (U.S Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)
by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
7/29/2010 - DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force's Tops in Blue offers a free night of family entertainment
Aug. 2 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center.
This year, Tops in Blue continues its long-standing tradition of "family
entertaining family" by showing what has made them a "must-see" event every
year for the last 57 years.
You'll hear cool R&B music of Stevie Wonder, swingin' sounds of Michael Buble,
Montgomery Gentry's all-American country music, hits by Lady Gaga and the
Black Eyed Peas, and more.
Combine that with the lights, costumes and choreography Tops in Blue is known
for worldwide, and you've got a show that's sure to please everyone.
"Tops in Blue is the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase," said Tom
Edwards, show producer and chief of Air Force Entertainment. "The new 2010
team is a reflection of the 'best of the best' performers throughout the Air
Force."
The Tops in Blue 2010 team will visit more than 120 locations in the United
States and 25 foreign countries. Their official Web site is www.topsinblue.com, where you'll find information about the 2010 touring
schedule and how to join the team.
For more show information, call Zel McGhee, Hangar Community Activity Center
manager at (325) 696-4305.
