Third Annual AMC ICON Published Oct. 22, 2010 By Tech. Sgt. Michelle Larche 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE,Ill. -- AMC Icon - based loosely around the TV show, American Idol -- is an AMC commander's initiative designed to showcase the vocal talents of AMC Airmen. In July and August, each of the command's 12 installations conducted a base-level Icon contest; the top-rated active-duty AMC winner at each base-level contest represented their base during the Oct. 21 Command Finals here. Staff Sgt. Aisha Smith, assigned to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill AFB, Fla., took home top honors at this year's Air Mobility Command Icon competition Oct. 21 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. For her performance of who performed Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child." In addition to her first-place finish, Sergeant Smith received a check for $1,000 and a special invitation to audition with the U.S. Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, Tops in Blue. The MacDill NCO was one of 11 vocalists from around the command - one from each AMC installation - who competed for the coveted AMC Icon title. Also during the Command Finals, Senior Master Sgt. James Warrick, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., earned third place and $600, with his rendition of Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive;" and Senior Airman Naomi Scott, from Dover AFB, Del., captured second place and $400. Airman Scott entertained the AMC Icon audience with her version of Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova." Other AMC Icon finalists included: Master Sgt. Jason Shamis, from Charleston AFB, S.C., singing "History In The Making;" Staff Sgt. Abigail Foster, Fairchild AFB, Wash., singing "Unforgettable;" Staff Sgt. Clint Yager, from Little Rock AFB, Ark., singing "I'm Already There." Technical Sgt. Eric Bailey, from Grand Forks, N.D., singing "It's Getting Better All The Time;" Senior Airmen Rachel Kleist, from McChord AFB, Wash., signing "At Last;" Staff Sgt. Brenda Johnson, from McConnell AFB, Kan., singing "Home;" Staff Sgt. Tim Herrman, from Scott AFB, singing "Desperado;" and Staff Sgt. Jay Tarnate, from Travis AFB, Calif., who sang "The Freshman." For more on AMC Icon visit www.amc.af.mil