Tops in Blue Rocks Team Holloman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Members of the Tops in Blue ensemble perform at the Tays Center June 1. The 35 members of Tops in Blue serve as an expeditionary entertainment unit to provide quality entertainment for the U.S. Air Force family while simultaneously promoting community relations, supporting recruiting efforts, and serving as ambassadors for the U.S. Air Force. The vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians in the Tops in Blue 2012 tour are scheduled to perform more than 120 shows in 20 different countries this year. Each year, Air Force personnel stationed worldwide compete in a multilevel competition for the opportunity to be selected as a member of the unique unit. The Tops in Blue team is an all active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Since its first world tour in 1953, the group has also performed on film, produced albums, and appeared on national television. This year’s performance featured songs by The Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Maroon 5, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, as well as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/Released)

Tops in Blue Rocks Team Holloman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – First Lt. Kandis Rich and other members of the Tops in Blue ensemble sing during the group’s performance at the Tays Center June 1. Rich, an acquisitions officer from the 705th Combat Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is one of 35 Airmen serving as U.S. Air Force ambassadors in the Air Force’s premier expeditionary entertainment unit. The vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians in the Tops in Blue 2012 tour are scheduled to perform more than 120 shows in 20 different countries this year. Each year, Air Force personnel stationed worldwide compete in a multilevel competition for the opportunity to be selected as a member of the unique unit. The Tops in Blue team is an all active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Since its first world tour in 1953, the group has also performed on film, produced albums, and appeared on national television. This year’s performance featured songs by The Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Maroon 5, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, as well as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/Released)

Tops in Blue Rocks Team Holloman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Master Sgt. Matthew Lemieux sings during a Tops in Blue performance at the Tays Center June 1. Lemieux, an airborne mission systems specialist from headquarters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is one of 35 Airmen serving as U.S. Air Force ambassadors in the Air Force’s premier expeditionary entertainment unit. The vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians in the Tops in Blue 2012 tour are scheduled to perform more than 120 shows in 20 different countries this year. Each year, Air Force personnel stationed worldwide compete in a multilevel competition for the opportunity to be selected as a member of the unique unit. The Tops in Blue team is an all active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Since its first world tour in 1953, the group has also performed on film, produced albums, and appeared on national television. This year’s performance featured songs by The Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Maroon 5, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, as well as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/Released)

Tops in Blue Rocks Team Holloman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Colonel Kenneth Johnson, 49th Operations Group commander at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., speaks before the opening ceremony at a Tops in Blue performance at the Tays Center June 1. The 35 members of Tops in Blue serve as an expeditionary entertainment unit to provide quality entertainment for the U.S. Air Force family while simultaneously promoting community relations, supporting recruiting efforts, and serving as ambassadors for the U.S. Air Force. The vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians in the Tops in Blue 2012 tour are scheduled to perform more than 120 shows in 20 different countries this year. Each year, Air Force personnel stationed worldwide compete in a multilevel competition for the opportunity to be selected as a member of the unique unit. The Tops in Blue team is an all active duty Air Force special unit made up of talented performers selected for their entertainment abilities. Since its first world tour in 1953, the group has also performed on film, produced albums, and appeared on national television. This year’s performance featured songs by The Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Maroon 5, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band, as well as a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/Released)

Tops in Blue Rocks Team Holloman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Members of the Steel Talons Honor Guard from Holloman Air Force Base present the colors during the opening ceremony at a Tops in Blue performance at the Tays Center June 1. The Steel Talons perform colors presentations, funeral processions and any other function supported by Holloman AFB. The Steel Talons area of responsibility covers 12 counties within Southwest New Mexico and Northeast Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws/Released)

Holloman AAFES Exchange combats shoplifting

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Holloman AFB’s loss prevention equipment, the Sensormatic Closed Circuit Television system, controls approximately 50 cameras placed in all public areas of the Exchange. If someone has an item in his or her possession and acts suspiciously, the loss and prevention team watches on camera to see what the person does with the item. The loss and prevention team watches popular and expensive items closely and the Exchange staff will make announcements over the public address system to remind shoppers that there is a camera system watching. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Cates/Released)