Military Bands Performing

Images of military musicians in various bands, playing instruments like saxophones and trumpets at public events and ceremonies.

The Delaware Army National Guard's 287th Army Band performs at Bethany Beach, Del., July 3, 2022. Hundreds of residents and beach goers stopped to enjoy the music and be a part of the celebration.

U.S. Army Spc. Mark Northup, alto saxophone player assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Band, plays during a concert as a part of the inaugural military tattoo at Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug. 28, 2022. The Big Red One Band is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly performing alongside NATO allies during a historical, inaugural military tattoo hosted by Lithuanian Armed Forces.

220902-N-SJ665-1027 WASHINGTON (Sept. 2, 2022) Members of the US Navy Band play for the rehearsal. The band rehearses for a tattoo in Norway to represent the US Navy.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Kencis Kleinschmidt, with the New Jersey National Guards 63rd Army Band, performs alongside the Albanian Armed Forces Band in a ceremony for the 78th Liberation Day of Tirana in Tirana, Albania, Nov. 17, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard are also working with Albanian counterparts on cyber defense, medical training and military readiness as part of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program.

The Air Force Band of Flight plays at the Air Force Marathon after-party Sept. 17, 2022, at The Greene, Beavercreek, Ohio. The after-party revealed the featured aircrafts for next years event and celebrated with various activities to conclude this years race.

The Air Force Band of Flight plays at the Air Force Marathon after-party Sept. 17, 2022, at The Greene, Beavercreek, Ohio. The after-party revealed the featured aircrafts for next years event and celebrated with various activities to conclude this years race.

221120-N-FO714-1023KUANTAN, Malaysia (Nov. 20, 2022) Musician 1st Class Justin Malizia, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs a concert for a crowd at the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, Malaysia, Nov. 20. The band is visiting Malaysia as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia. CARAT Malaysia 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among Allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthened relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN Centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our Allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform at Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Soissons, France, May 27, 2022. This is an annual formal concert that serves to commemorate American participation in World War I.

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The Delaware Army National Guard's 287th Army Band performs at Bethany Beach, Del., July 3, 2022. Hundreds of residents and beach goers stopped to enjoy the music and be a part of the celebration.

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SANDEFJORD, Norway (Sept. 13, 2022) Musician 1st Class Jeremy Eig, from Chevy Chase, Md., performs with the United States Navy Band during a concert at the Hjertnes kulturhus in Sandefjord, Norway. The Navy Band participated in the 2022 Norway Military Tattoo, performing alongside units from Norway, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Estonia, France and the United Kingdom.

Public roll call of the Army Officers' School on Theatre Square: Bundeswehr honours and bids farewell to young soldiers, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

More than 600 Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 326th Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 24-25, 2022. Col. Chris Forrest, Chief, Research Programs, RSI, HQ USEUCOM, reviewed the ceremony.

Spc. Tobias James plays his drum behind trumpeter Staff Sgt. Ben West as they march in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The Illinois National Guard's 144th Army Band marched and performed in the Crystal Lake (Illinois) Independence Day Parade on July 3.

U.S. Army Spc. Tom Darlington, a musician with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band, plays the trumpet during a school visit at Zijtaart, Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2022. As a part of the 78th year commemoration of Operation Market Garden, the school visit allows the 101st band to share and honor the history of their predecessors through music and assure the local community of our continuous commitment to our European allies and partners.

220528-N-JL161-1003 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (May 28, 2022) From left, Chief Musician Jonathan Barnes, Musician 1st Class Andrew Bezik, Musician 1st Class (SW) Collin Reichow, and Musician 1st Class Ally Albrecht perform with the United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble. The Commodores performed at National Harbor in celebration of Memorial Day.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Workinger, an instrumentalist with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, poses for a playing of Taps at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, May 1, 2022. Also known as the ANG Band of the Midwest, the bands community relations mission is to maintain troop morale and retention, boost recruiting efforts and preserve national heritage.

A bugler from the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own plays Taps during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, 2023. The wreath was laid by Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze.

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division band play music during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebration for I Marine Expeditionary Force at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, Oct. 28, 2022. Marines with I MEF hosted the ball to mark the 247th birthday of the Corps, and honor the legacy of past generations of Marines.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Workinger, an instrumentalist with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, poses for a playing of Taps at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois, May 1, 2022. Also known as the ANG Band of the Midwest, the bands community relations mission is to maintain troop morale and retention, boost recruiting efforts and preserve national heritage.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

Usa, Virginia, Arlington. Iwo Jima Memorial, Sunset Parade which consists of a performance of 'The Commandant's Own' Drum and Bugle Corps, the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard.

The 41st Army Band plays a selection for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) facility at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Oct. 14, 2022. The MATES is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul for national guard units in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

England, London, City of London. The Royal Yeomanry Band performing in the procession at the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band and the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Color Guard performs during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 30, 2022) - Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform during the retirement ceremony for Lt. Cmdr. Chris Guaydacan, force protection officer assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7, Sept. 30. Guaydacan retires with over 30 years of combined service to his country.

Marines with The Commandants Own , U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, play the drums during a National Museum of the Marine Corp performance, Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 24, 2022. The Commandants Own, performed multiple songs to showcase esprit de corps and honor the generations before us.

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240205-N-PN185-1017 - Austin, Texas (Feb. 5, 2024) - Chief Musician Kyle Augustine, from Woodbridge, Virginia, performs at the United States Navy Band 2024 national tour concert at Westlake Community Performing Arts Center. The Navy Band will travel 2500 ground miles over 18 days to 7 states, giving 12 public concerts as well as 5 concerts for students in schools. Navy

Performance by, among others, the Marine Chapel of the Royal Netherlands Marine (Markap) during the Taptoe in Delft.

This years 19th Annual Armed Forces Day Concert recognized 12 recipients of the State of Utah Service Members of the Year award, three of which were service members from the Utah National Guard, at the Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, May 21, 2022.

Soldiers of the Mountain Music Corps from Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the handover roll call of the German Field Army in Nymphenburg Palace, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

PHU YEN, VIETNAM (June 20, 2022) - Members of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band perform during the Pacific Partnership Vietnam opening ceremony. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Band play music during Army Day with the Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2022. Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine Wormuth, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael A. Grinston hosted the Armys 247th birthday celebrations.

SALEM, Mass. -- Members of the 215th Army Band, Massachusetts National Guard perform at the 385th Annual Salem Muster on Salem Commons, April 9, 2022.(Massachusetts National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Laura Berry)

Washington Army National Guard Soldiers with the 133rd Army Band, 96th Troop Command, perform at Huntamer Park in Lacey, Wash., July 6, 2022. The concert was part of the Lacey In Tune summer concert series.

Marines with The Commandant's Own, Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, perform during a Colors Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2024. The Battle Color Detachment features our very own Silent Drill Platoon; The Commandant's Own," Marine Drum & Bugle Corps; and the Official U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard. This marks the last full week of training before the BCD Marines set off on the west coast tour. Marine Corps

240210-N-PN185-1007 - Pearl, Mississippi (Feb. 10, 2024) Musician 1st Class Jon Fontan, from Flushing, Michigan, (center) performs at the United States Navy Band 2024 national tour concert at Peal High School. The Navy Band will travel 2500 ground miles over 18 days to 7 states, giving 12 public concerts as well as 5 concerts for students in schools. Navy

The Maneuver Center of Excellence Band from Fort Benning, Georgia, plays for attendees before the start of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Veterans Park on Fort Rucker Sept. 16, 2022. Photo by Jay Mann.

221004-N-IW069-1151 San Francisco (Oct. 4, 2022) Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Division Band perform in front of city hall during San Francisco Fleet Week. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (Navy Photography by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) Cpl. Cameron Wanser with the U.S. Marine Corp band plays a solo at Pershing Square during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 25, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, vocalist for the Airmen of Note, part of the Air Force Band, performs a song during the 11th Wing commanders call at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 2, 2010. The commander's call highlighted the unique assets of the 11th Wing to its members after the recent mission move, including the 1st Helicopter Squadron, the Air Force Honor Guard and the Air Force Band.

221004-N-IW069-1030 San Francisco (Oct. 4, 2022) Marines, assigned to the 1st Marine Division Band, perform in front of city hall during San Francisco Fleet Week. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (Navy Photography by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

220818-N-SJ665-1086 QUANTICO, Va. (August 18, 2022) The U.S. Navy Band plays for the concert. The band performs public concerts throughout the year.

A picture of a marching band at the Konak Square

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 34th Army Band perform during an annual command retreat at the historic Camp Dodge Pool Pavilion in Johnston, Iowa, on May 26, 2022. Historically, reveille was sounded at sunset to signal sentries to begin their watch and direct Soldiers to their quarters for the evening. Today, command retreats are held to honor the American flag as it is raised and lowered. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Tawny Schmit)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band Quintet, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, provides music remarks during a renaming dedication ceremony of the Rock Island Arsenal Health Clinic, at RIA, Illinois, April 14. The clinic was renamed Woodson Health Clinic in honor of Staff Sgt. Waverly Woodson Jr., a First U.S. Army combat medic hero. (Photo by Jon Micheal Connor, ASC Public Affairs)

Marines with The Commandant's Own, Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, perform during a Colors Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 17, 2024. The Battle Color Detachment features our very own Silent Drill Platoon; The Commandant's Own," Marine Drum & Bugle Corps; and the Official U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard. This marks the last full week of training before the BCD Marines set off on the west coast tour. Marine Corps

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

The US Air Force Heritage of America Band plays for the crowd from a half-moon formation inside one of the large hangers at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, during the Operation DESERT STORM 10th Aniversary celebration. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Public roll call of the Army Officers' School on Theatre Square: Bundeswehr honours and bids farewell to young soldiers, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

U.S. Army Sgt. Erec Vonseggern, 1st Infantry Division Band, 1st Infantry Division plays the flute during Oktoberfest, Junction City, Kansas, October 1, 2022. Oktoberfest began as a wedding celebration more than 200 years ago when Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on Oct. 12, 1810.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Miguel Avalos, a musician with the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) Band, performs as the assistant drum major in the Krewe of Zulu Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 13, 2024. The 2d MARDIV Band performed during Mardi Gras to support the local community through a joint effort with Marine Corps Forces Reserve Band to help bridge the gap between the Marine Corps and the people who support them. Marine Corps

A U.S. Navy Sailor plays taps at U.S. NavyFire Controlman 1st Class Hubert P. Clement’s interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii,Oct. 12, 2022. Clement was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Clement was accounted for on Oct. 1, 2021, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division Band perform at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY, August 3, 2022. The 42nd Infantry Division Band is the musical ambassador for the 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard.

221111-N-OT701-1441 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Nov. 11, 2022) U.S Army Sgt. Trevor Lundquist, assigned to the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Band, plays Taps during a Veteran's Day ceremony aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63). The USS Missouri Memorial Association hosted the Veteran's Day Sunset Ceremony honoring the 160th anniversary of the Medal of Honor and the legacy of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye.

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Instrumentalists with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, pose for a group photo in Peoria, Illinois, May 1, 2022. Also known as the ANG Band of the Midwest, the bands community relations mission is to maintain troop morale and retention, boost recruiting efforts and preserve national heritage.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Peoples, a member of the 3rd Infantry Division Band, performs with the brass quintet at a dinner event at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 2, 2024. The dinner was hosted by the Military College of South Carolina to celebrate its cadets' progress before they commission as U.S. Army officers. Army

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band perform during a school visit at Zijtaart, Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2022. As a part of the 78th year commemoration of Operation Market Garden, the school visit allows the 101st band to share and honor the history of our predecessors through music and assure the local community of our continuous commitment to our European allies and partners.

USA, WA, Whidbey Island. Memorial Day parade on Front St in Coupeville.

220505-N-VD554-1015 BRISBANE, Australia (May 5, 2022) - Musician 3rd Class Kevin T. Clancy, from Valrico, Florida, a member of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs at Saint Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane, Australia. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Basel Mittwoch-Gesellschaft carnival group from Basel in Switzerland, Costume and Riflemen's Procession at the Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1 Cena L. Duran, commander of the 1st Infantry Division Band (1 ID) and bass clarinetist, performs Christmas music for troops during the 1 ID Band holiday tour at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Dec. 2, 2022. The 1 ID is proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

The Regulations, a section of the 3rd Infantry Division Band, performs Pictona in Holly Hills, Florida, Jan. 8, 2023. Veterans and other members of the local community attended the performance.

Members of the 81st Training Group's Drum and Bugle Corps play during the 81st TRG drill down on the Levitow Training Support Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept 16, 2022. Keesler trains more than 30,000 students each year. While in training, Airmen are given the opportunity to volunteer to learn and execute drill down routines.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Arthur Guillette, a 78th Army Band baritone saxophonist, and Pfc. Weza Jamison-Neto, a 78th Army Band trombonist, perform in the Battle of the Bands at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 9, 2022. Musical performance teams assigned to the 99th Readiness Division showcase their capabilities in varying musical genres, including jazz, show tunes, patriotic music, and salsa, to enhance and fortify unit cohesion, readiness, and morale.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Shaw, left, percussionist, and Senior Airman Alexander Valdez, bassist, both with The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West play music during a distinguished visitors tour at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 8, 2022. The only active-duty Air Force band west of the Rocky Mountains, the Band of the Golden West is comprised of about 60 Airmen-musicians.

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U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) band perform at a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 4, 2022. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Keith D. Hoge, the outgoing sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion, 2d MARDIV, relinquished his role of battalion sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Clifford P. Fincham.

More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept 14-15, 2022. Col. Lauren A. Courchaine, Commander, 37th Training Wing, reviewed the ceremony

Members of the 204th Army Band play music June 14, 2022, at McCoys Community Center as part of the Army Birthday Celebration at Fort McCoy, Wis. The breakfast was part of many events coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to commemorate the 247th birthday of the U.S. Army at Fort McCoy. The day also included a birthday breakfast, a 5k run and walk, free car washes, and more.

A Bulgarian National Guard soldier, assigned to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense, prepares to sheathe his saber during the opening ceremony of the HEMUS International Defense Equipment and Services Exhibition at International Fair Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 1, 2022. The U.S. Armys participation in HEMUS 2022 allows the development of security cooperation and strategic engagement to advance modernization and interoperability with the other U.S. agencies, allies and foreign partners. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue our long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 7, 2023) Military service members and their families take part in a picnic hosted by Department of Defense Education Activity staff and members of Ikego Elementary School in celebration of Month of the Military Child. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

U.S. Marines with the Quantico Marine Corps Band perform at the annual New York International Auto Show in the Javits Center in New York, Apr. 16, 2022. The yearly show welcomes people from all over the world to experience the newest and best of what the automobile industry has to offer.

Practice Inaugural Parade. 10 January 1993 US Army Herald Trumpets of Fort Meyer, Virginia participate in the Inaugural parade rehearsal in front of the Presidential reviewing stand at the White House. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bugler plays taps as the remains of a crew member of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) are committed to the sunken vessel during a memorial service at the USS ARIZONA memorial. The remains, stored in a canister, will be dropped into an opening in the battleship's submerged hull. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

OSLO (Sept. 15, 2022) Members of the United States Navy Band perform during a rehearsal for the Norway Military Tattoo at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The Navy Band participated in the 2022 Norway Military Tattoo, performing alongside units from Norway, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Estonia, France and the United Kingdom.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Reier, a member of the 3rd Infantry Division Band, performs with the brass quintet during a dinner event at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 2, 2024. The dinner was hosted by the Military College of South Carolina to celebrate its cadets' progress before they commission as U.S. Army officers. Army

Musicians with the Navy's Recruit Training Command, San Diego, Calif., band march in the "San Diego Salutes the Troops" parade. The parade is being held to honor all veterans, with special recognition being given to units that took part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West from Travis Air Force Base, California, stands after completing their concert performance at the Presidio Tunnel Tops, San Francisco, California, Oct. 6, 2022. The performance was part of the U.S. Navys Fleet Week air show activities and was the first time the BOTGW played at the Presidio Tunnel Tops.

221103-N-MM501-1536 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 2, 2022) A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) Band of Yokosuka plays the saxophone during the JMSDFs International Fleet Review 2022 Parade in Yokosuka, Japan Nov. 2. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the Navy band take part in honor cordon ceremony as Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Band plays a trombone during the welcome ceremony in honor of Col. Jeremy Wilson, incoming deputy commanding general for support of the 3rd ID, on Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 5, 2022. The 3rd ID Band concluded the ceremony by playing the U.S. Army song and the Dogface Soldier song.

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the Brevard Police and Fire Pipes and Drums lead NASA and Lockheed Martin workers toward the Orion crew module, stacked atop its service module. A ceremony will begin to officially turn over the Orion spacecraft for Exploration Flight Test-1 to Lockheed Martin Ground Operations from Orion Assembly, Integration and Production.Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in December to an altitude of 3,600 miles above the Earth's surface. The two-

The U.S. Air Force Band performs in a public concert at the Air Force Memorial to honor Vietnam War veterans Aug. 26, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Prior to attending the concert, Air Force Undersecretary Lisa S. Disbrow and Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein welcomed Gen. Stephen W. Wilson as the service's new vice chief of staff at a reception in the Fort Myer Officer's Club.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Merrill with Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, and brass band member of Marine Band San Diego, performs for San Diego State University before a rugby game in San Diego, California, May 15, 2022. The band is active in providing clinics and concerts for high school and college students throughout the western United States; serving as musical role models for developing musicians.

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2022) - 1st Marine Division's "Old Breed" brass band perform at the Veterans Affairs hospital during a community relations event during LA Fleet Week 22, May 26. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

Members of a United States Navy band perform during the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG 995). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band perform music for the II Marine Expeditionary Force change of command ceremony, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 18, 2022. Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney relinquished command to Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon.

Tattoo on the Parade of the Breda Castle (Royal Military Academy).

Members of the Parris Island Marine Band, Headquarters and Service Battalion, perform for members of the Marine Corps Musicians Association at the Lyceum on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Oct. 14, 2022. The association is made up of prior service Marines who were musicians in Marine Corps bands.

U.S. Marine Corps' West Coast Composite Band marches in the 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1, 2024. The Rose Parade is part of an annual celebration, Tournament of Roses, that includes various floats, bands, dancers and equestrian units, and is meant to showcase the beauty of Pasadena, Calif.

030517-A-4487O-074. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America band brass quartet perform for the Wayne School of Technical Arts at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 14, 2022. The Heritage of America Bands goal is to inspire diverse audiences by displaying the highest level of professionalism while epitomizing military precision and excellence.

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