JEC hosts first ever talent show

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  • By Senior Airman Jenay Randolph
  • 6th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  More than 30 Airmen came out to support the Junior Enlisted Council's first ever Talent Show, Nov. 13, 2015, at Boomers on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

The event showcased the talents of seven members of team MacDill. The performances included musical arrangements, vocals, animation break dance, which is super realistic dance motion with smooth transitions, and spoken word.

The show also had a panel of three judges which consisted of Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Jones, superintendent of the 6th Communications Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Bell, a superintendent assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Shandresha Mitchell, a photojournalist assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing public affairs.

"All other professional organizations on base have an event that they host every year, or multiple times a year, but the JEC has never hosted a base wide event," stated Airman 1st Class Zhane Herrera, vice president of the JEC. "This event opened doors for the council and it was settling to know that we had so much support from our leadership."

Staff Sgt. Michael Reyes, a guitarist and Airman assigned to the U. S. Special Operations Command, kicked off the event with an original piece and Senior Airman Christian Neason, a communications technician assigned to the 6th Communications Squadron, closed with spoken word.

However, first place went to guitar and vocal soloist, Airman 1st Class Timothy Goss, a medical laboratory technician assigned to the 6th Medical Support Squadron, who performed Old Crow Medicine Show's version of "Wagon Wheel."

"I felt great participating in the talent show and it felt good to be performing again," expressed Goss. "It is my first talent show since I have been in the military and my first ever solo act. Honestly, I didn't feel like I was going to win because all of the performers had amazing talent."

Overall, the first ever JEC Talent Show was a success and highlighted just a small portion of the talent found at MacDill. The JEC says it is looking forward to making this an annual event.    

"All of our hard work paid off. For it being the first talent show, I think it couldn't have gone any better," expressed Herrera. "Thank you for all the support! You need a team to make an event successful and my team is what made the talent show successful."