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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. Alf Heiberg served as the Band's first ...
United States Air Force Band of Liberty (541st Air Force Band) WAF Band (543rd Air Force Band) United States Air Force Pipe Band. Band of the United States Air Force Reserve (581st Air Force Band), disbanded in 2012 [3] 502nd Air Force Band (Keesler AFB, MS) 505th Air Force Band (Chanute AFB, IL) 509th Air Force Band ( Webb AFB, TX.
The United States Air Force Academy Band is a United States military band based out of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs, Colorado. [1] Despite the fact that it provides musical support to the USAFA Cadet Wing, it is an active duty full time band. [3] The USAFA Drum and Bugle Corps on the other hand is staffed by cadets of the ...
The United States Air Force Airmen of Note. The Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force and 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 from across the United States.
Home base for the WAF Band was first Lackland, moving in 1953 to Bolling AFB in Washington, D.C., where, by Air Force Regulation 190-21, published June 13, 1955, they were officially designated "United States WAF Band", acknowledging their de facto status as USAF representatives rather than their former status as a simple base band. Their ...
The USAFE Band. The 686th Air Force Band, known also as the United States Air Forces in Europe Band (USAFE Band) is composed of 45 active duty Air Force musicians who serve under the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Command and work as musical ambassadors to European nations in NATO and the European Union.
The band of the United States Air Force Reserve had one of the last U.S. military service pipe bands and closed down in 2013 due to sequestration. One piper is assigned to the United States Air Force Band in DC and a few other pipers still perform at official ceremonies across the Air Force. [26]
Current. commander. Major Joseph S. Hansen. The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West is an American military band based at Travis Air Force Base, California. Its area of responsibility outside its home state includes Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada. It also supports 13 bases, 8 reserve wings, and 6 recruiting squadrons.