78th Army Band

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78th Army Band
78th Army Band logo.jpg
78th Army Band logo and tabard
Active1943-present
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy Reserve
Size48 Soldiers
Garrison/HQASA Fort Dix (Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst), NJ Fort Totten, NY
Motto(s)Checkmate
March99th Infantry Division March
EngagementsRhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; European Theater
Commanders
Current
commander
CW4 Luis Santiago

The 78th Army Band, United States Army Reserve, is a musical organization under the 99th Reserve Support Command. It was established on 1 October 2008, as part of the Army Reserve Transformation process and was posted at Fort Dix, New Jersey. On 29 June 2018, the 78th Army Band integrated members of the 319th Army Band following its inactivation, ensuring the presence of Army Music in the highly sought-after New York City market.

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In addition to its concert and ceremonial and concert bands, the 78th Army Band also features a diverse array of musical ensembles, including a jazz combo, brass quintet, Dixie-land band, and a rock band known as "Checkmate". Currently, the band's members are from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Virginia.

As an Army Reserve band, the 78th trains and performs one weekend a month and performs two weeks of active duty each year.

Leadership

CommanderCW4 Luis Santiago
Executive OfficerCW2 Hugh Stuart
Executive OfficerWO1 Joseph Young
First Sergeant1SG Brian Endlein
Operations / Training AGRSFC Joshua Meyer
Drum MajorsSSG Andrew Lutter

SSG Joseph Naples

Training NCOSFC Christina Greenway
Supply NCOSFC Leslie Rickert
Operations NCOSFC David Federico
HR NCOSGT Brian Freedman

Musical performance teams

The 78th Army Band consists of several small performance ensembles, including: [1]

EnsembleOIC/NCOIC
Concert BandCW4 Santiago
Ceremonial / Marching Band1SG Endlein
Big BandVACANT
Fort Dixieland BandSFC Greeson
Brass QuintetSFC Tedrick
Liberty VibesSFC Kattan
"Checkmate" Popular Music GroupSFC Federico

Contact

As an Army Reserve band the 78th Army Band offers musicians the opportunity to serve their country through music while securing funding to help them pay for college. The band can be reached by contacting the full-time staff at 609-562-7914.

Public performances

Beyond military ceremonial performances, the 78th Army Band frequently performs community relations performances. These performances often include high school and community concerts, parades and other such performances as requested by members of the community at large.

A list of the band's public performance is available from Army Bands Online [2]

Notable performances

Lineage and honors

Lineage and honors information correct as of 20 March 2009 [6]

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve
Original order issuing M.U.C. 78thMUC.pdf
Original order issuing M.U.C.
(78th Division [Training] reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 78th Division [Exercise]; on 17 October 1999 as the 78th Division [Training Support])

The current 78th Army Band also incorporates several previous Army bands:

78th Army Band Honors [6]

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

Heraldric devices

The 78th Army Band has its own collection of heraldric devices, [7] including a baldric, mace, tabard, drum design and unit tab for wear on the uniform.

Drum major baldric 78thbaldric.jpg
Drum major baldric
Drum major mace 78thmace.jpg
Drum major mace
Snare drum design, including recognition of campaign participation 78thdrum.jpg
Snare drum design, including recognition of campaign participation
Unit tab, worn above unit patch on left sleeve 78thtab.jpg
Unit tab, worn above unit patch on left sleeve
Herald trumpet tabard 78th Army Band logo.jpg
Herald trumpet tabard

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