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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 ...
501st Air Force Band; 523rd Air Force Band (March AFB, CA) 524th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB, TX)) 525th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB/Cannon AFB, TX) 526th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB, TX) 547th Air Force Band (North Malir, Pakistan) 548th Air Force Band (Hollandia, New Guinea) 640th Army Air Forces Band; 511th Army Air Force Band (Gulfport, MS)
In an effort to preempt further action by McCollum, the U.S. Air Force proactively disbanded the Band of the Air Force Reserve, the Band of the Pacific-Alaska, and the Band of Liberty. At the time of its deactivation, the Band of the Air Force Reserve was the Air Force's oldest musical ensemble, founded in 1941 as the First Air Force Band of ...
Tops In Blue was a touring performance ensemble made up of active duty members of the United States Air Force formed in 1953. [4] For 63 years, Tops in Blue traveled to more than 20 countries to perform more than 120 times each year for airmen and families around the world. [5]
The United States Air Force Band is the youngest of the military bands based in Washington, D.C. Its military life began on 24 September 1941, with the formation of the Bolling Army Air Forces Band under the sponsorship of Lieutenant L.P. Holcomb, commanding officer of the Air Base Group at Bolling Field.
The United States Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served as the official musical organization of the U.S. Navy since 1925. The U.S. Navy Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of U.S. government, performing at presidential inaugurations, state arrival ceremonies, state funerals, state dinners, and other significant events.
The Airmen of Note, 2018, DAR Hall, Washington D.C. The Airmen of Note is a jazz ensemble that forms part of the United States Air Force Band.Created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, the "Note" is a touring big band that consists of 18 professional jazz musicians.
During this tour, the band performed concerts in Da Nang, Ben Hoa, Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon. From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, the Pacific Fleet Band performed many concerts in Hawaii with such noted local performers as Jimmy Borges, Cheryl Barash, Melveen Leed and Ira Nepus. Another highlight during 1980 was a March concert at ...