Patriots Cheerleaders to visit troops overseas Published Oct. 12, 2007 By Staff Reports Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Cheerleaders for the National Football League's New England Patriots will bring holiday cheer to American troops and families overseas Nov. 18 to Dec. 1. Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command here, are sponsoring Operation Season's Greetings. Appearing at USAFE bases and deployed locations, the show will feature six of the Patriots cheerleaders. "The Patriots Cheerleaders' performance is really exciting with dancing to some great classic rock and roll, country and Top 40 music," said Tracy Sormanti, director and choreographer for the Patriots Cheerleaders. "Our show also includes a great deal of audience participation, and is sure to keep everyone laughing and having fun." Members of the cheerleading squad have entertained military troops in more than 20 countries since 9/11. Sharing the spotlight with the cheerleaders is country music artist Jamie O'Neal, Latin singer Melina León, and comedian Dick Hardwick. "I would like the audience to know that whether you are a football fan or not, the show is a nice reminder of home," said Stacey McIntyre, a Patriots cheerleader going on her third tour with Air Force bands. "It is our little way of saying thank you." Operation Season's Greetings performers will visit Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany; Incirlik AB, Turkey; RAF Mildenhall, England and deployed locations in Southwest Asia. "The most important message is that we love and support our men and women in uniform," said Brianna Lee, Patriots cheerleader on her second tour with Air Force bands, "I'm glad to get the chance to entertain our troops because the troops give up so much for us." The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Reserve bands will perform as the opening act for the shows - playing well-known pop and contemporary favorites. The combined band serves as a reminder of how Air Force reservists partner with the active duty and Air National Guard to create the Total Force. "The Operation Season's Greetings tour is exactly what the Air Force prioritizes for Air Force bands," said Dave Ballengee, deputy director of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Robins AFB. "We're going to forward and deployed locations for the morale of the troops and their families." Known as "Citizen Airmen," Air Force reservists are frontline troops actively engaged in worldwide missions. Air Force Reserve Command has approximately 75,000 reservists on full and part-time duty in every job specialty, contributing to virtually every Air Force mission. PATRIOTS CHEERLEADERS: http://www.patriots.com/cheerleaders/ AFRC WEB SITE: http://www.afrc.af.mil/ OSG INFORMATION: www.band.afrc.af.mil