Air Force Features

Dec. 18, 2020
National Medal of Arts awarded to Air Force Band conductor

The National Medal of Arts is awarded by the president of the United States to artists and arts patrons who “ … are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States.”
June 1, 2018
Air Force Band, Honor Guard perform in Memorial Day events across country

"On Memorial Day," President Donald J. Trump said in his 2018 proclamation, "we pause in solemn gratitude to pay tribute to the brave patriots who laid down their lives defending peace and freedom while in service to our great nation."
Aug. 5, 2017
Portraits in Courage Airmen honored during concert

The National Anthem, followed by an A-10 and F-16 flyover and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, kicked off the Air Force’s final Heritage to Horizons summer concert at the Air Force Memorial Aug. 4, 2017. The theme for the special event was “Portraits in Courage.”
July 14, 2015
AF bands bring holiday weekend patriotism, entertainment

Hazy skies and scattered showers kept neither the three Air Force bands nor their thousands of fans from appearing at various locales throughout the region on July 4.
Jan. 29, 2015
Max Impact rocks ESPN

The Air Force’s premier rock band, Max Impact, was presented with a short-notice, high-visibility opportunity while preforming at the Scottsdale Fan Fest, home to Entertainment Sports and Programming Network's live broadcast for Super Bowl XLIX in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 27.
Dec. 6, 2013
Air Force Band surprises museum visitors, spreads holiday cheer

Starting with a single cellist in the middle of the National Air and Space Museum’s “Milestones of Flight” gallery and swelling to 120 musicians, The U.S. Air Force Band exhilarated museum visitors Dec.3.
Oct. 25, 2013
Air Force Bands, Thunderbirds resume outreach operations in 2014

The Air Force is implementing a coordinated plan to resume public outreach and community engagements at a reduced capacity as a result of a multi-service working group.
Aug. 6, 2013
Full Spectrum builds international partnerships through music

Full Spectrum, a U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, recently toured the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, bringing American culture to local towns through the international language of music.

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