Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music singer, talks with Brig. Gen. Lance Landrum, 31st Fighter Wing commander, during a USO Tour event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. Adkins is on his 12th USO tour and performed for service members in Spain and Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music singer, laughs with Airmen during a USO Tour event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. Adkins met with Airmen and took tours of base agencies prior to his concert later in the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music singer, takes a picture with Senior Airman Elizabeth Sanchez, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, during a USO Tour event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. Adkins is on his 12th USO tour and performed for service members in Spain and Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory W. Bush)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, performs for a crowd of Airmen and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The performance is part of his 12th USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, Trace Adkins, belts out a tune during his performance for 1,200 Airmen and family members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. Fans crowded below the stage as they sang along with their favorite songs. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, Trace Adkins, belts out a tune during his performance for 1,200 Airmen and family members at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The performance is part of his 12th USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins is joined by his backup singer, Marion Grace, at center stage for a duet called “Every Time You Go Away” at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The USO concert was a free event for Airmen and their families. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, performs for a crowd of Airmen and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The performance is part of his 12th USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music entertainer, sings during a concert at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. This is part of Adkins’ Spain and Italy USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music singer, and Brian Wooten, his lead guitarist, perform at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The USO concert was a free event for Airmen and their families. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music entertainer, plays his guitar during a concert at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. This is part of Adkins’ Spain and Italy USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, performs for a crowd of Airmen and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The performance is part of his 12th USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, performs for a crowd of Airmen and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The performance is part of his 12th USO tour. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Trace Adkins, country music singer, jams out with Brian Wooten, his lead guitarist, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. The USO concert was a free event for Airmen and their families. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks)

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Trace Adkins pays tribute to Airmen in USO concert

Published May 17, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Ryan Brooks
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Trace Adkins, Grammy Award–nominated country music singer, performed for U.S. Airmen and their families at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12, 2017. Adkins traveled to Spain and Italy in his 12th USO tour. He sang many of his old hits until switching to his new album for his encore song called “Still a Soldier,” which is a tribute to veterans.