As long as email among leadership like the one below continue, TIB will not go away easily....
From: ### Col USAF AFCENT 386 AEW/CC
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 4:34 PM
To: Jones, Darrell D Lt Gen MIL AF/A1
Sir, BLUF: The Marauders at Ali Al Salem had the pleasure of enjoying Tops and Blue last week...they were simply electric. Extremely professional, highly energized and thoroughly entertaining. My thanks to you and the team.
DISCUSSION: For two brief moments (during the two shows), your team was able to catapult my entire base back to America without a care in the world. I can’t begin to thank you enough for that.It seemed as soon as Mr. ### and the team landed, they began asking what more they could. They went from one show to two, dropped by all our satellite units and Dinning Facilities and asked if we were busy during the Christmas Holidays (to which I promptly invited them back). Not only that, but when the female costumes were misplaced during their trip to us, they performed flawlessly in their ABUs. In fact, they did so well I thought it was actually planned. I’ve seen many Tops and Blue shows, but watching them perform in ABUs while in a combat zone was extremely powerful and moving. I recommend you look into doing that more often. Regardless, I just wanted to let you know how much of an impact your Airmen made here. I’d take any one of them to combat with me. Please pass them our thanks.
v/r Col XXXX, Colonel, USAFCommander, 386th Air Expeditionary