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  • USAF Band and Honor Guard seize moments to impact communities

    The U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard, two of the Air Force's premiere performing units, have spent nearly a month honoring - and being honored - on their 2011 Fall Tour. "We've had several audience members on this tour who have lost sons or daughters while serving in the military," said Chief

  • Nebraska JROTC students meet Honor Guard

    The U.S. Air Force is being represented across the Midwest by two of the service's premiere units - the honor guard and band. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Colors Team is on tour with the U.S. Air Force Band, assisting in spreading message of the global Air Force mission across Montana, Wyoming,

  • AF captain honors 9/11 anniversary with 250-mile journey

    Today a lone servicember will set out on a 250-mile journey by foot and cycle to honor the 10th anniversary of 9/11.Capt. Chris Pace, 58th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., is slated to complete a cross fit challenge Sept. 9-11 beginning at Arlington National Cemetery,

  • Air Force graduates seven Airmen into elite Honor Guard team

    Family and friends donned smiles and proudly watched as the Air Force welcomed seven new members of the elite U.S. Air Force Honor Guard team, Aug. 26 in a ceremony here.Col. Gina C. Humble, commander of the 11th Operations Group to which the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard reports, encouraged the seven

  • Drill Team participates in Canadian air show

    More than 20,000 Canadians came to the annual Cameco Canada Remembers International Festival for Heroes Air Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Aug. 6 and 7, featuring a performance by the U.S Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team.The event also featured performances by several Canadian aerial

  • Father watches son make history, 50 years after making his own mark

    On July 12, inmate 21239 watched his son, Lt. Col. Raymond Powell, hand command of The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard over to Lt. Col. Kenneth Marentette during a ceremony on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. The former commander's father, Michael Powell, was arrested in a Jackson, Miss.,

  • USAF Band, Honor Guard, Drill Team represent Airmen for Independence Day

    The U.S. Air Force Band and U.S. Air Force Honor Guard celebrated Independence Day July 2-4 in New York, Pennsylvania and the nation's capital. "Each mission was special in and of itself," said Col. A. Phillip Waite, commander and conductor of The USAF Band, "but collectively these five performances

  • Air Force's Premier Honor Guard and Band Invited to Macy's Parade

    Everything seemed normal as the first of the U.S. Air Force Band's 2011 Summer Concert Series began under the trebled spires of the U.S Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 3. As the band warmed-up, the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members practiced marching to their location for the

  • Honor Guard participates in Myrtle Beach's Memorial Day celebrations

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill team and parade flight participated in the Memorial Day parade at Myrtle Beach, S.C., May 28. "What we wanted to do is have units, military in particular, that could demonstrate the high quality of the people who come into the Armed Forces today, particularly the