Singer Kaya Jones performs for the Soldiers assigned to Contingency Operating Station Endeavor, Iraq, Feb. 24. Jones, a former member of the Pussycat Dolls, signed autographs and posed for pictures after her performance. Photo by Spc. Ben Hutto

Kaya Jones is presented with a combat shirt following her performance for the Soldiers assigned to Contingency Operating Station Endeavor, Iraq, Feb. 24. Photo by Spc. Ben Hutto

The men and women stationed at Contingency Operating Station Endeavor in Iraq were recently treated to the hotness that is former Pusseycat Doll Kaya Jones.

Former Pussycat Doll, Kaya Jones entertained the Soldiers assigned to Contingency Operating Station Endeavor, Iraq, Feb. 24.

Jones and her dance team danced and sang for an appreciative audience for over an hour, before signing autographs and posing for pictures with their audience.

“We love you,” said Jones. “We miss you back home. We thank you for what you are doing out here.”

Jones also gave away free music from her new album and spent time interacting with the troops at the COS Endeavor dining facility during lunch.

“It was a pleasure to perform for all of you guys,” said Jones.

Soldiers cheered throughout the show, encouraging the singer and talking her into an encore.

“It was fun to get a break, hang out and cut loose a little bit,” said Spc. Dillon Fisher, Company C, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. “She was very talented.”

Fisher was one of three Soldiers who got to compete in a dance-off on stage with Jones’s dance team.

“Even though I didn’t win, I think everyone knows who was the best dancer up there,” said Fisher with a smile. “I’m not saying I was robbed, but I have no idea how I didn’t win.”

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Country Tonite Performs Live for Eisenhower Sailors

“The reason I came is because I wanted to let everyone know that we haven’t forgotten about them and what they do,” added Chapman.

Chapman commented that she’ll leave Ike with a better understanding of a Sailor’s day-to-day life underway.

“It’s nice to see what the Navy does out here,” said Chapman. “Personally, I hope to gain a better understanding of what Sailors go through. This has been so rewarding because I feel so humbled.”

After seeing operations first hand, the entertainers performed for the crew in the hangar bay, perform, singing classics from country music’s most legendary artists along with the country hits of today.

Airman Jason Nance of air department, V-3 division, a North Carolina native and an avid country music fan, said he enjoyed the concert.

“I really liked it and thought it was nice of them to come out here and play for us,” said Nance.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Wayne Clark of aircraft intermediate maintenance department, IM-3 division, said the concert provided a different venue for Sailors, breaking the everyday routine for a change.

“It was great,” said Clark. “I was born and raised in the Ozark Mountains and have been to Branson and seen the Country Tonite show before. It’s a good morale booster for the crew and is a break from the norm.”