Story by Kaleen Holliday | 88th Readiness Division | 10.02.2023
Spc. Mindy Strahl’s military career began with an audition. Not the traditional statement someone in the service claims, but Strahl has a unique military skillset: she is an Army musician. More specifically, she is a trumpet player with the 338th Army Band out of Whitehall, Ohio....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 04.29.2021
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Two Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division are helping prove that Broadway’s award-winning “Hamilton,” a song-and-dance retelling of the nation’s founding, isn't that name’s only tie to musical excellence....
Story by Jean Han | 1st Armored Division | 07.22.2020
FORT BLISS, Texas - With a music career spanning more than two decades and an impressive number of military achievements, Albuquerque, New Mexico native Cpl. Caitlin Brody, a French horn player in the 1st Armored Division Band, was named the 2020 Army Band Active Component Soldier of the Year. Army Bands provide music throughout the spectrum of military operations to instill in Soldiers the......
Story by Staff Sgt. R.J. Lannom | 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.10.2018
CLAY NATIONAL GUARD CENTER, Marietta, Ga., Feb. 10, 2018 – Warrant Officer William D. Proctor, of Grovetown, Ga., assumed command of the 116th Army Band from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Omar D. Patterson during a change of command ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters, Clay National Guard Center. Proctor is the newest bandmaster to lead the 116th, the oldest National Guard or Army Reserve band......
