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  • USAF Honor Guard Drill Team performs at NCAA Final Four

    The USAF Honor Guard Drill Team amazed the crowds at the NCAA Men's Final Four this weekend in San Antonio, Texas.  Thousands gathered at the Hoop City events during the pre-game festivities of the Final Four games on Saturday and later on Sunday during the weekend activities setup in San Antonio

  • Drill Team kicks-off 2008 performances

    The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team revealed its newly choreographed routine in front of a large hometown crowd February 22 at bustling Union Station, in downtown Washington, D.C.  The crowds there came to a standstill and watched as the drill team's public event opened the 2008

  • Air Force Honor Guard holds annual training at Maxwell

    Maxwell Air Force Base served as the new home for annual training of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team. The team spent the past month learning its 2008 routine here. Team members' work will culminate with a "sneak peak" performance as a thank you to the base community for its hospitality,

  • USAF Honor Guard Officer Application Instructions

    The first step in the application is to coordinate with your commander/AFPC assignment officer (functional) and ensure you are approved to apply to this special duty.  In the event that AFPC declines your release, please notify USAF Honor Guard Recruiting. Once you have approval, your

  • The USAF Honor Guard Drill Team’s Winter Drill Series

    Come enjoy the spirit of the winter season with the USAF Honor Guard Drill Team as they present their Winter Drill Series across the National Capital Region. Each performance will feature a professionally choreographed sequence of show-stopping weapon maneuvers, exact tosses and complex weapon

  • Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs for special needs students

    Though the usual cheering and applause was muted, the excitement was palpable as the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team took center stage, or center parking lot, to perform for a special audience Nov. 8. The team, in Las Vegas to perform for the Air Force's 60th Anniversary Air Force Week at Nellis

  • Air Force retiree funerals change due to manpower cuts

    Base honor guards across the Air Force will be changing the way they perform retiree funerals starting Nov. 1, due to manpower cuts and high operations tempo, as well as a higher number of retiree funerals than ever in Air Force history. The formal 10-person funeral will no longer be authorized for

  • AF Week Atlanta hosts Drill Team

    The Drill Team joined with other units during the Air Force Week events at high schools in the greater Atlanta area. AF Week is a series of concentrated mission awareness efforts that showcase to communities across the US what the AF brings to the fight --basically it's one big AF event fair.

  • Behind the scenes of the Air Force 60th Anniversary Tattoo

    With each step made in precision, each beat right on, the Air Force Honor Guard and Air Force Band march onto the Air Force Ceremonial Lawn, showcasing the Air Force's Airmen and airpower through a series of marching orders, rifle manuals and foot-stomping music. But the 60th Anniversary Air Force

  • Air Force Honor Guard helps support 60th Anniversary events

    While carrying out their day-to-day mission of laying to rest fallen Airmen in Arlington National Cemetery, the Air Force Honor Guard helped celebrate the Air Force's 60th anniversary Sept. 18, both at the Air Force Memorial and the Pentagon. Though most ceremonial guardsmen were not at the