Marine Corps to deactivate two bands
12/21/2011 Cpl. Jeffrey Cordero, CHICAGO
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., band conducted what could be its last performance on Dec. 7th, at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, Calif., in front of a crowd of 3,000 people in attendance at the...
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A creative Marine’s interesting journey into the Corps
11/1/2011 Cpl. John Robbart III, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.
Thousands of civilians answer the call to serve their country every year. A love for music was how one Leatherneck with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit originally intended to answer his.
Lance Cpl. Richard B. Orellana started playing the drum...
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Iwakuni Wheels: Heads Turn, Wheels Spin
10/6/2011 Pfc. Nicholas Rhoades, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan
Marine Corps Community Services held the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Car Show here Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Approximately 30 participants entered the event to entertain the crowd with their custom vehicles.
We went out to our Ja...
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Marine Band New Orleans performs in 62nd Armed Forces Day Parade
5/6/2011 Lance Cpl. Zach Altemus, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.
Marine Band New Orleans performed in the 62nd annual Armed Forces Day Parade here May 6.
The parade began with a Marine color guard leading the way followed by the drum major and Marine Band New Orleans.
They marched down the street p...
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Marine Band New Orleans performs for tornado survivors
5/5/2011 Lance Cpl. Zach Altemus, TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
Marine Band New Orleans traveled across the country to perform for tornado survivors here May 5 to bring joy in the face of their recent tragedy.
The Marine Band New Orleans officer in charge, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mikel Laird, chose to sto...
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Band NCO puts ‘kill foot’ forward, goes Recon
4/15/2011 Lance Cpl. Katalynn Thomas, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, San Diego
Be more convincing with that 'kill,' bellowed the 6' 3 , 195-pound sergeant as he instructed his Marines on the proper smash technique during a Marine Corps Martial Arts lesson. All I'm hearing right now are, 'children's books,' and 'lollipops.' ...
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Marines assist in the success of Mardi Gras
3/23/2011 Lance Cpl. Joseph Altemus, NEW ORLEANS
This year's Mardi Gras was a success due to the assistance of Marines with Marine Forces Reserve who donated time and effort in making sure everyone involved had a good time, while minimizing risks to their safety, Feb.26- March 8.
The Marine...
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Step by painful, music step: Marine band steel themselves for Mardi Gras parades
2/25/2011 Cpl. Jad Sleiman, NEW ORLEANS
During their bus rides out to Mardi Gras parades, Marine Band New Orleans musicians hang their dress blues above their seats. By the time the uniforms make it on the bus, stray pieces of strings have long been trimmed or burned out of the edges of po...
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Albany Marine Band brings home honors
1/27/2011 Pamela Jackson, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.
Albany's best kept secret is out of the bag! While they may be small in numbers, when the 48 members of the Albany Marine Band get together, their sounds can be heard all over Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany when they practice for their next perfo...
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Musician named band SNCO of the Year
1/27/2011 Pamela Jackson, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.
It was like music to his ears when the announcement was made that the winner of the 2010 Staff Noncommissioned Officer Musician of the Year Award goes to Staff Sgt. William C. Killian, assistant enlisted conductor, Albany Marine Band, Marine Corps Lo...
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2nd MAW Band looks back on 2010
1/6/2011 Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.
The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band had several golden moments during 2010, including playing for the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada, performing at the opening of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., the 2010 Cherry Point Air Show, the Cherry ...
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Marine Band New Orleans spreads holiday cheer
12/10/2010 Lance Cpl. Fenton Reece, NEW ORLEANS
From small wide-eyed children to the seasoned elderly, smiles and laughter filled the audience as Marine Band New Orleans gave a holiday performance at the Alario Center, Dec.10, to contribute to the support of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots ...
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Division Band Needs Your Help
11/18/2010 Lance Cpl. Johnny Merkley, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
The 2nd Marine Division Band is preparing for its annual Christmas concert and needs your help.
The band is hosting a coloring contest to produce the cover for the concert program, and submissions must be turned in by noon November 3...
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Band opens Memorial Day weekend to standing ovation
6/11/2010 Cpl. Andrew S. Avitt, REEDSPORT, Ore.
All was quiet in the small, coastal town of Reedsport Ore., until the Combat Center Band arrived under an honorary police escort to give the residents a patriotic soundtrack to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend.
The band, now on its eighth annual ...
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Leaving The Big Easy: MarForRes Gunny Selected for ‘President’s Own’
6/2/2010 Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac, MARINE FORCES RESERVE, New Orleans
As a Marine, Gunnery Sgt. Duane King, currently the drum major for the Marine Forces Reserve Band, grew up in New Orleans. It's the city where he spent two-thirds of his almost 15 year career and experienced some of the biggest highs and lows of his ...
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The Albany Marine Band performs at ASU
4/15/2010 2nd Lt. Kyle Thomas, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.
The Marine Corps story is best told through the medium of music.
The Albany Marine Band, Marine Corps Logistics Command, related this story to a large audience at the Albany State University Academy Center during their concert, April 8.
This pro...
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Quantico Marine Band more than just music to the ears
2/25/2010 Cpl. Sean P. Cummins, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.
The Quantico Marine Band supports more functions than there are days in the year.
While every Marine has seen or heard a Marine band perform, many Marines probably don't realize the amount of training and coordinating that is done behind the sc...
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High CFT notes for Albany Marine Band
2/4/2010 Art Powell , MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.
The Albany Marine Band proved they focus as much on physical fitness as they do on crisp performances when they averaged 288 out of 300, high first-class, on their recent Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test.
To maintain their conditioning, band member...
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Albany Marine Band snares top honor, plays at bowl game
1/14/2010 Art Powell, MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga.
The 48-member Albany Marine Band unit departed Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Dec. 31 for Tampa, Fla., to perform in the New Year's Eve 2010 Subaru Outback Bowl parade in nearby Ybor City, Fla., and twice at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium the next...
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Talented drumline: important ingredient in III MEF marching band
1/14/2010 Cpl. Monty Burton, OKINAWA, Japan
Ratta-tat-tat-tat! Ratta- Tat! Ratta-tat tat-tat! BOOM!
These sounds are characteristic to the drumline of a Marine Corps marching band, but many people do not fully understand the importance of these sounds.
The drumline is the heartbeat of the b...
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