List of United States Air Force bands

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The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps The U.S. Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps performs prior to the start of the Air Force Falcons opening football game against the Idaho State Bengals at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept 120901-F-ZJ145-438.jpg
The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps

The United States Air Force has 11 active duty bands in support of Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force priorities, connecting to Air Force to the American public, supporting the warfighter through targeted deterrence, building partnerships and alliances, and supporting public affairs functions. As of 1 April 2024, all ANG Bands have been inactivated. [1]

Contents

Current military bands

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Active duty bands

Other bands

Former bands

Army Air Force Bands

Other bands

See also

References

  1. Closing down of Air Force band ends a tradition, Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6 July 2012
  2. "USAF Orders of Battle".
  3. Band airmen focus on performing, not demise, Air Force Times, 8 July 2012
  4. Gabriel, Michael A. (16 March 2016). The Force of Destiny: The Life and Times of Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel. ISBN   9781491788509.
  5. "Offutt's getting the band back together".
  6. New Replacements Find Ladd AFB One of Friendliest, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 6 Nov 1952
  7. Missouri Air Guard band performs at White House, 14 April 2012
  8. Missouri Air National Guard Band Sidewinder returns home to Saint Louis, 3 Sept. 2011, 131st Bomb Wing Public Affairs
  9. "The Final Notes Have Been Played: 555th Air National Guard Band of the Great Lakes Deactiv".
  10. "Air Force Deactivates Fabled Northwest Military Band". 6 September 2013.