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401st Army Band; 402nd Army Band; 403rd Army Band; 404th Army Band; WAAC bands were later redesignated and officially activated in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in January 1944. For a long time, the only Army Band made up of women, was the 14th Army WAC Band, which reported to the Women's Army Corps Training Center at Camp Lee in August 1948. [14]
The United States Army Band plays Christmas music at the Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the holiday season in late December 1970. The United States Army Band was established on 25 January 1922 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing, Army Chief of Staff in emulation of European military bands he heard during World War I.
The oldest extant United States military band is the United States Marine Corps Band, formed in 1798 and known by the moniker "The President's Own". The U.S. armed forces field eleven ensembles and more than 100 smaller, active-duty and reserve bands.
The Field Band was established in 1946 by Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commanding General of U.S. Army Ground Forces, with the aim of maintaining the link between the United States Army and American public established during World War Two by organisations such as United Service Organizations and the First Combat Infantry Band.
Pages in category "Bands of the United States Army" ... 0–9. 1st Cavalry Division Band; 13th Army Band (United States) 25th Army Band; 34th Infantry Division Band;
A detachment of "The President's Own", the U.S. Marine Band, appears with First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015.. A premier ensemble is a certain class of military band in the United States armed forces that exist to promote the U.S. military to the public at large, to support state ceremonies, and to preserve the heritage of American ...
Premier U.S. Army bands ... Pages in category "United States Army Band musicians" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total.
American military bands (5 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Ceremonial units of the United States military" ... 13th Army Band (United States) 191st Army Band; 257th Army ...