Bagpipe Band

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Bagpipe Band

Tech. Sgt. Kara Frank, a clarinetist and member of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, dones a different uniform and rehearses with other members of the Pipe Band in Warner Robins, Ga., March 14, 2011. Sergeant Frank and other band members will perform in Washington, D.C., in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Since 1993, the Pipe Band has been invited each year on St. Patrick's Day to perform for the President of the United States and the Ireland Prime Minister at the U.S. Capitol steps with traditional Scottish bagpipe music. The authentic uniforms worn by the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band were manufactured in Scotland and include the Air Force Reserve colors of ultramarine blue and golden yellow. The official tartan of the Air Force Reserve was authorized and approved in September 1987 by the Tartan Society in Edinburgh, Scotland. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Chrissy Miner)

Bagpipe Band

Airman First Class Adam Tianello, a member of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band, rehearses for the upcoming performance inWashington, D.C., in honor of St. Patrick's Day. In 2009, the band performed for the annual St. Patrick's Day Luncheon, hosted by the Speaker of the House and attended by the President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and the Prime Minister of Ireland. The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band is an element of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Chrissy Miner)

Full Spectrum

Members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve perform before a crowd at the 2010 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards in Tampa, Fla. The Full Spectrum Jazz Ensemble is a nationally-acclaimed musical group in the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. All members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Jazz Ensemble are full-time professional Air Force musicians working in support of Air Force and Air Force Reserve recruiting and community relations objectives. (Photo courtesy of MamaRazzi Foto, Inc.)

Band receives recognition before Winter Tour

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, presented Maj Don Schofield, commander of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, with a letter of appreciation from Gary J. Motsek, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Support, for the Full Spectrum Jazz Ensemble's performance Jan. 19. The ensemble performed at the 2010 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards in November 2010. The DOD events were the most memorable to date, and the members of Full Spectrum contributed to their success, Motsek said in a letter. Gen Stenner presented the letter during the band's rehearsal for their upcoming Winter Concert Tour.

Concert Band photo

Concert Band