Scenes from a rehearsal of the U.S. Air Force Band

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Scenes from a rehearsal of the U.S. Air Force Band

The United States Air Force Band, the premier Air Force musical organization, rehearses at its studio on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.

Federal News Network Staff

September 1, 2016 5:44 am

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Hangar two on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. has been home to the U.S. Air Force Band since 1995.

(Photo: Lauren Larson/Federal News Radio)

Col. Larry Lang, conductor, U.S. Air Force Band

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The United States Air Force Band has been performing since 1941, and is the premier Air Force musical organization.

The 184 member squadron is based out of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., and performs almost 1,600 missions each year.

The squadron is led by conductor Col. Larry H. Lang, who took command in March 2012. Previously, Lang commanded the the Air Force Band of the Pacific in Alaska, the Air Force Heritage of America Band in Virginia, the Air Force Band of Liberty in Massachusetts and the Air Force Academy Band in Colorado.