Tops in Blue

Dyess Air Force Base, TX - Airman First Class Bryce Zabric from the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs a dance routine as part of a love ballad that the Tops in Blue performed at the Tuesday night show. All the cast members of Tops in Blue must sing and dance to enter the group, even if they work behind the scenes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jennifer Romig)

Crew chief comes home to perform

Published Jan. 31, 2007
By Senior Airman Joel Mease
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A Dyess crew chief returned home Jan. 23 not as part of a redeployment but as a member of Tops in Blue.

Airman 1st Class Bryce Zabric, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron B-1 crew chief, was part of the 31-member Tops in Blue team that performed for the Dyess and Abilene communities Jan. 23.

The young crew chief said that Tops in Blue caught his eye before even talking with a recruiter.

"I've grown up singing in church since I was 3 years old," Airman Zabric said. "It was just a natural fit for me to try out for Tops in Blue."

Over the last year the crew chief's schedule has changed quite a bit since leaving high school just a few years ago.

"They keep us incredibly busy," Airman Zabric said. "We normally don't spend more than one or two days at a base, so after the show is over and we tear down we're usually on the road the very next day."

While on tour, each member of the team is expected to participate in the construction and tearing down of the stage. While that work can be very exhausting and provides little down time during the tour, the crew chief said it's all worth it.

"I really appreciate seeing the surrounding community support the Air Force," he said. "The crowds have been amazing, and I really enjoy seeing the people's reaction to the show."