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| | Master Sergeant Jeffrey K. Bare | |
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Bare serves as Facility Manager, Assistant Supply Chief, Physical Training Leader and Percussionist for the Band of the U. S. Air Force Reserve. He has performed with the Concert Band, Ceremonial Band, Pipe Band and popular music group Reserve Generation.
A Georgia native, Sergeant Bare graduated from Sprayberry H.S. in Marietta, GA and graduated with a Bachelors in Music Performance degree from State University of West Georgia in June 1988. He was also a charter member of Spirit of Atlanta drum and bugle corps.
Sergeant Bare entered the United States Air Force in Aug. 1988 and has completed tours with the Band of the USAF Reserve, Robins AFB, GA; United States Air Forces in Europe Band, Einsiedlerhof AS, Germany; USAF Heritage of America Band, Langley AFB, VA; Air National Guard Band of the South, Dobbins ARB, GA; and finally the Band of the USAF Reserve, Robins AFB, GA.
During his Air Force Career Sergeant Bare has performed for Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Vice Presidents Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney and Joe Biden, Lady Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and the Prime Ministers of Japan and Ireland. He has appeared on TV broadcasts of "Nashville Now", "Holiday Notes From Home", "Good Morning America" and "Music And The Spoken Word". With the Pipe Band he has performed in the Desert Storm Victory Parade in Washington DC; the Reserve Forces Day Parade in Sydney, Australia; the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, NY and was a member of the first U.S. Military group to march through Red Square in Moscow, Russia during the Peace Victory Parade in 1992.
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor of Music-Percussion Performance, State University of West Georgia
1993 Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School
2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Aug 1988-Apr 1995, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Robins AFB, GA
2. Apr 1995-Jan 1997, United States Air Forces in Europe Band, Einsiedlerhof AS, Germany
3. Feb 1997-Apr 1998, USAF Heritage of America Band, Langley AFB, VA
4. Apr 1998-Sept 1999, ANG Band of the South, Dobbins ARB, GA
5. Sept 1999-Present, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Robins AFB, GA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with five oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
John Levitow Honor Graduate Award, Airman Leadership School class 93C
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Airman First Class, 19 Sep 1988
Senior Airman, 19 May 1990
Staff Sergeant, 1 Aug 1997
Technical Sergeant, 1 Nov 2004
(Current as of August 2011)
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