Tops in Blue wows audience

Members of the Air Force expeditionary entertainers, Tops in Blue, perform for an audience at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. The entertainment team has 16 vocalists, 10 musicians and nine technical crew who perform more than 120 shows worldwide each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Senior Airman Jennifer Frost, Tops in Blue vocalist, performs for a packed Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. Frost joined the Tops in Blue group from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., where she was a services journeyman. She hails from Kalamazoo, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Tops in Blue Airmen perform for a packed house at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. Tops in Blue has been a part of Air Force life for 56. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Tech. Sgt. Octavious Hill, Tops in Blue vocalist, performs during a free concert open to the public at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. Hill's primary job skill is a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration craftsman with the 99th Civil Engineering Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. He is a native of Opelika, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Master Sgt. Herbert Ancog and Senior Airman Shane Jones play ukuleles during a Tops in Blue performance at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. Tops in Blue Airmen travel across the world entertaining military members, retirees and their families. Ancog hails from Waialua, Hawaii, and Jones is from Redondo Beach, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Senior Airman Tarryn Holyfield, Tops in Blue vocalist, addresses the audience during a performance at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010. Holyfield's primary job is a bioenvironmental engineer apprentice with the 42nd Medical Group at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. She hails from Columbus, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Senior Airman Jeffery Collins, Tops in Blue vocalist, performs "Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood during a performance at the Paramount Theater in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb.1, 2010. Collins' primary job is an emergency management apprentice with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. He hails from Somerset, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Tops in Blue wows audience

Published Feb. 3, 2010
By Senior Airman Rae Perry
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The stage is set, the house lights dim, and the audience grows quiet as the melodic sounds from a live band fill the room and singers enter the stage - Tops in Blue is back in town.

Audience members lined the sidewalk waiting to enter the Paramount theater for the one-night, free performance open to the entire community in downtown Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 1, 2010.

Tops in Blue is the Air Force's premiere expeditionary entertainment unit. Team members are active-duty Airmen selected for their outstanding vocal, musical and other entertainment skills. The team performs worldwide, even at remote and deployed locations. While entertaining, they simultaneously promote community relations, support recruiting efforts and serve as ambassadors for the U.S. Air Force.

The group has been a part of the Air Force for 56 years. The entertainment team has 16 vocalist, 10 musicians and nine technical crew members who perform more than 120 shows a year. When Airmen finish their yearlong tour with Tops in Blue, they return to their home station.