Air Force announces 2004 Tops in Blue team

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  Air Force officials selected the 2004 Tops in Blue team. Winners were selected from contestants who participated in the 2004 Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

The entertainment branch of the Air Force Services Agency conducts the annual event.

Judges selected 27 Airmen from about 70 who competed in the worldwide contest. They competed in four major categories: male and female vocals, instrumental and musical variety. Besides their performance on stage, contestants were judged on personal interviews and specialized auditions for their competition category.

The 2004 TIB team members and roles are:

-- Senior Airman Stacy Bensing, female vocalist, Louisville International Airport, Kentucky.

-- Senior Airman Kyle Brasier, technician, Hill AFB, Utah.

-- Tech. Sgt. Robert Cotto, technician, Sheppard AFB, Texas.

-- Airman 1st Class Latoya Crawford, female vocalist, Beale AFB, Calif.

-- Airman 1st Class Antonio Dandridge, male vocalist, Misawa Air Base, Japan.

-- Senior Airman Matthew Dechant, drummer, Fort Gordon, Ga.

-- Airman 1st Class Michelle Duque, female vocalist, Fairchild AFB, Wash.

-- Master Sgt. Andrea Falcher, staff, Andrews AFB, Md.

-- Airman 1st Class Alexander Farach, guitarist, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

-- 2nd Lt. Matthew Fuller, male vocalist, Nellis AFB, Nev.

-- Senior Airman Mary Graham, female vocalist, Sheppard AFB.

-- Staff Sgt. Jonathan Haigler, technician, Charleston AFB, N.C.

-- Staff Sgt. Ricky Hendricks Jr., male vocalist, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

-- Senior Airman Erin Holzapfel, female vocalist, Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y.

-- 2nd Lt. Carlos Jayme, specialist musical variety, Lackland AFB.

-- Senior Airman Starrlett Johnson-Derr, female vocalist, Dover AFB, Del.

-- 2nd Lt. Michael Krom, male vocalist, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.

-- Airman 1st Class Lauren Mariglia, female vocalist, Keesler AFB, Miss.

-- Airman 1st Class Christian Martinez, saxophonist, Dover AFB.

-- Airman 1st Class Jamell Mejia, specialist dancer, Tinker AFB, Okla.

-- Airman 1st Class Jennifer Richardson, female vocalist, Hickam AFB, Hawaii.

-- 2nd Lt. Laura Richmond, female vocalist, Ramstein AB, Germany.

-- Staff Sgt. Kristina Robinson, female vocalist, Andrews AFB.

-- Airman 1st Class Corey Sims, male vocalist, Eglin AFB, Fla.

-- Senior Airman Suzanne Wajih, female vocalist, Luke AFB, Ariz.

-- Airman 1st Class David Weaver, male vocalist, McGuire AFB, N.J.

-- Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wilkins, technician, Andrews AFB.