Musician First Class Justin Juarez, a trumpet instrumentalist with U.S. Navy Band, Washington D.C., shares his perspective on rendering “Taps” for Navy funerals in Arlington National Cemetery.
The United States Navy Band in partnership with The Sphinx Organization, a national organization dedicated to advancing professional opportunities for young Black and Latinx musicians, hosted an audition workshop at George Washington University June 3 and 4.
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will conduct an information exchange onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, February 24 - March 2, to trade best practices and lessons learned in preparation for the 2022 show season.
President Donald J. Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts to musicians of the U.S. military in a ceremony at the White House today. Representatives from each branch attended the ceremony, including Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, and Capt. Kenneth Collins, commanding officer of the United States Navy Band.
Members of the United States Navy Band, based in Washington, visited with their counterparts in the Republic of Korea Navy Band and performed at the ROK Navy Band’s 73rd anniversary concert Sunday in Seoul.
