Tops In Blue 2007 rehearses for anniversary season

  • Published
  • By Steve VanWert
  • Air Force Services Agency
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNEWS) --  Cast members for the 2007 version of the Tops In Blue show are singing, dancing and learning how to prepare for approximately 140 shows in 30 countries.

Singers, dancers, instrumentalists, drivers, stage crew -- 38 in all -- converged in January beginning 10 weeks of rehearsals for Tops In Blue 2007 in their production center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

They're learning songs, rehearsing choreography, fine-tuning the show, and learning to build a stage. This year's them is "The Fly-By." The Air Force's expeditionary entertainers will hit the road in April and will perform for approximately 300,000 Airmen and their families.

This year's tour commemorates the Air Force's 60th anniversary. The 2007 group will be doing several performances at Air Force Week celebrations throughout the country.

The show is a mixture of music, lights, dance and historical video footage highlighting the last 60 years. The show will go on the road in April and continue through February 2008.

Before beginning their 2007 tour, Tops In Blue needs to fill one more position, a videographer technician. Anyone interested may apply by going to the Tops In Blue Web site at www.topsinblue.com.

Members of the 2007 edition of Tops In Blue are:

-- Capt. Alexander Ruiz from Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

-- 2nd Lieutenants Adam Deem of Grand Forks AFB, N.D., Christine Hu ofCreech AFB, Nev., and Kimberly Robinson of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

-- Master Sgt. Clayton Johnson of Little Rock AFB, Ark.

-- Tech. Sergeants Joseph Diaz of Lackland AFB, Jennifer Dack of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and Keith Martin Sr. of Columbus AFB, Miss.

-- Staff Sergeants Wendell Boone Jr. of Robins AFB, Ga., Graciela Diaz of Schriever AFB, Colo., Julie Little of F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., Keith Loudermill of Randolph AFB,
Larry Nix of RAF Fairford, England, Ryan Soens of Osan Air Base, South Korea, Mark Schmidt of Lackland AFB, and Douglas Wilkerson of Peterson AFB, Colo.

-- Senior Airmen Matthew Brock of RAF Fairford, England, Patrick Crossland of RAF Mildenhall, England, Steve Froeber of Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Jonathan Hayden of Shaw AFB, S.C., Alexander Lyons of Kirtland AFB, N.M., Rodney Mays of Aviano AB, Italy, Hanh Nguyen of Ellsworth AFB, S.D., Wallis Payano of Tyndall AFB, Fla., James Rannalli of Lackland AFB, Tyrece Robertson of Minot AFB, N.D., Rick Rosales of Osan AB, South Korea, Daniel Rutherford of Fort Meade, Md., Jeremiah Smith of Davis-Monthan AFB, Benjamin Taylor of Mountain Home AFB, Alicia Tucker of Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, April Vollm of Dyess AFB, Texas, and Chonte Walker of Cannon AFB, N.M.

-- Airmen 1st Class Nicholas Amari of Indiana Air National Guard the Fort Wayne Ind.,
Matthew Armijo of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jesse Cox of Davis-Monthan AFB, Jose Gutierrez Jr. of Minot AFB, and Faith Walker of Grand Forks AFB.

Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link)

Click here to view the comments/letters page