Tops In Blue moves Transit Center

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore
  • 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan --  The Air Force's premier entertainment team, Tops in Blue, took the stage here July 14 providing a performance that got the audience singing, clapping and some on their feet dancing.

"I loved it, it was full of energy," said Senior Airman Kama Coine, who was pulled from the crowd and serenaded to during the show. "Everyone did an awesome job. It looks like everyone loves what they are doing."

The Tops in Blue performers who come from 15 different career fields always strive to put on a high energy show. Before beginning their tour of Southwest Asia, they performed for an audience of 6,000 people in Texas.

"That show was crazy, the energy was crazy," said Staff Sgt. Rosalyn Moody, Tops in Blue vocalist. "But we come here to perform before this small deployed location and we have people backstage crying because it is too emotional (during) the patriotic set. We are singing about supporting America, supporting heroes and here we are with our fellow heroes. So I prefer the smaller crowd here, our brothers and sisters."

This is not Moody's first time at the Transit Center.

"I was looking forward to coming back to (the Transit Center) because this is one of the better places of all of the deployments I have been on," said the sergeant assigned at Dover Air Force Base, De. "I liked it here."

Coine, who has been at the Transit Center for two weeks, made a point to attend this performance -- it was her first Tops in Blue show.

"I told myself I have got to see the show," said the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aviation resource management journeyman. "Every time I wanted to see a show at my homestation I was working, so I couldn't go."

Coine couldn't help but get out of her seat and dance to the music.

"I love to sing and dance," she said. "It's just a part of my life; I grew up dancing and singing. I love music. It brings everyone together, whenever you dance and sing it is like everyone is happy. When music is around everyone just livens up. I think that is a big thing!"

Coine said being able to watch Tops In Blue perform meant a lot to her and she suspects others felt the same way.

"Honestly, here at (the Transit Center) it's so much better," said the Airman deployed here from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. "I mean because, someone could have had a rough day and they come to see this show and (the performers get) you involved. That could have made somebody's day ... it made my day!"