United States Air Force Band
The United States Air Force Band is a U.S. military band consisting of 184 active-duty members of the United States Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force Band in a 2015 parade in Washington, D.C.
The United States Air Force Concert Band with conductor.
The Singing Sergeants is the official chorus of the United States Air Force.
The Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force.
United States military bands
United States military bands include musical ensembles maintained by the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Coast Guard. More broadly, they can also include musical ensembles of other federal and state uniformed services, including the Public Health Service and NOAA Corps, the state defense forces, and the senior military colleges.
A drum-major of the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band pictured in 2011
Early American military music was centered around the fife, with brass instruments only slowly adopted.
An early iteration of the U.S. Marine Band's bearskin helmet, shown in the 1859 uniform regulations
The regimental band of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry in zouave uniform, pictured in 1864