DAYTON, Ohio — All members of our Armed Forces join the military to serve our country.

Different jobs bring different opportunities at home and across the world.

While some stand on the front lines, others take on the duty of inspiring through song.

“Whenever I need a moment of inspiration, I light this bad boy up and Batman comes to the rescue,” said Feltia LaRock with a laugh as she showed her special Batman shaped shadow box filled with military coins.

When it comes to singing, she doesn’t need a mask and cape.

“I am thoroughly obsessed with all things Batman,” LaRock said with a smile.

 A lot of people already know her and her voice.

The Air Force veterans spent 20 years entertaining hundreds of thousands of military members and their families.

“That’s a God gift, so I give him credit all the time and then my mom,” she said.

LaRock served as the lead vocalist for the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Japan and the United States Air Force Band of Flight at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.ing the world. It has been one of the best decisions I could have ever made in my life,” she said.

Her military and civilian-life career has taken her across the globe, on the radio, to dozens of national anthems for professional sports games and even to a front and center spot at a new exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

“I hear her voice echo off the planes or the concrete floor so I’ll send her messages and I’ll say ‘you sounded great today!’,” said her husband Ken LaRock.

Ken LaRock is also an Air Force veteran and works as a videographer at the museum.

This new exhibit is naturally his favorite.

“I was Felita’s camera guy actually for the Band of Flight, years ago. I think it was 2009,” he said.

Technically, he’s never actually stopped being her camera guy.

Every now and then, the band gets back together.

The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight asked Felita to come back for a special holiday concert series at the museum for the community.

“We’re very blessed to have these gifts and talents that kind of lie deep down inside of us so we can give it to others,” she said.

 Whether it’s a performance for active duty deployed or here at home for veterans and families, LaRock has always had a mission to help heal hearts.

“This is why we do what we do. It’s about our troops. It’s about keeping their morale up,” she said.

“She’s got so much power when she sings and so much love for our veterans and for our community, it really shines through on stage,” said her husband Ken.

When she’s not on a big stage, you can find LaRock giving back to the community, singing at nursing homes, and sharing a song or two with her daughter MelinaMarie.

Her daughter is an emerging artist, singing, and producer who is getting her own spotlight on local radio stations. 

“My Spotify wrap for 2024, I had 11,000 listeners and 31,000 streams in 123 countries. I’ve looked up to her my whole life. I’ve always seen her as a literal superstar in my mind,” said MelinaMarie.

While the type of stage these days changes with every performance, deep down the roots of service and love for military members and their families continues to shine. 

“We might not be on the front line, but we are on the front purpose of trying to heal and help you remember that you’re loved and that you’re remembered and you will never be forgotten,” said LaRock.

Before joining the Air Force, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in music from Central State and Graduate degree from Tennessee Tech and Ohio State.

Recently she sang at the Lincoln Center in New York for the Stand Up for Heroes concert supporting veterans and their families.

From there, she was featured on a national news spot and even sang during an intermission on the "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" with The Roots.