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Tops in Blue performance to include Cannon Airman

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  • By Senior Airman Elliott Sprehe
  • 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --  Before the most recent Super bowl, a group of background singers performed "America, the Beautiful" with Lea Michele, from the TV show "Glee." The singers were Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premiere entertainment group.

It was the first time Tops in Blue performed at the Super bowl since 1985 and one of the singers was a Cannon Airman, Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick, who will return shortly to Cannon and the 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Office.

Airman Warnick, who is due back to Cannon in April, joined the Air Force in 2009 from her hometown of Wanship, Utah.

"After two and a half years of college, I hit a lull where I wasn't sure that working and putting myself through college full time was what I wanted to be doing, especially since none of the colleges in my state had the degree I was working toward," said Airman Warnick.

After visiting her local recruiter's office she decided to try another route, although she admitted that she knew nearly nothing about the military before enlisting.

"Since I've been in, it's a career and community I've come to enjoy," she said.

She was selected to perform as a vocalist  for the Tops in Blue troupe, but she and the other Airmen performers do much more than entertain. They set up the stage equipment and tear it down after the peformance as well as other assigned duties. Airman Warnick is a member of the audio crew, which sets up speakers and cables to make sure the sound works for the performance.

Being a public affairs Airman also has Airman Warnick writing articles, blogs and conducting interviews with the media.

She has always had a love of performing, and she finds the Tops in Blue team an amazing  because she gets to do something she loves to make other people happy. Tops in Blue permforms around the world and in such places as Europe, the Americas, Iraq and.

Although she enjoys Tops in Blue, she's looking forward to conducting her job when she arrives back at Cannon.

"Working 18- to 20- hour days with no weekends and only two to three days off each month, I'm excited to stay in one place and have normal work hours," she said. "I appreciate all the time that I didn't realize I had before."

She plans on working toward her degree when she gets back to Cannon and credits Tops in Blue for opening her eyes to many other career paths in the Air Force.

Tops in Blue will perform March 16 at 7 p.m. at the ENMU Greyhound Arena in Portales, N.M. It is free and open to the public.

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