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U.S. Air Forces Central Band News

  • AFCENT Band visits Turkmenistan

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Band performs at the Berkarar Mall in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 1, 2024, and during National Day at the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 3, 2024. The AFCENT Band travels throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to bolster AFCENT priorities

  • AFCENT Band spreads morale through music

    U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s Central band perform at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 4, 2024. The AFCENT Band travels throughout Central and Southwest Asia performing community outreach concerts, school assemblies, military

  • AFCENT Band performs celebratory concert at PSAB

    Members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band performed two concerts at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 15 and 16, 2021.  The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted two nights of performances in recognition and celebration of the base’s accomplishments throughout the past summer.

  • AFCENT Band: Opening doors through music

    As music begins to play, the crowd of deployed members at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, grows larger and larger to watch the Air Forces Central Command band perform. These dynamic musicians perform and tour in small ensembles throughout the Area of Responsibility, positively improving

  • AFCENT Band, building relationships with a universal language

    Six Airmen are gathered in a room; darkness encompassing the walls, cords snake on the ground reaching tall, thin silver cylindrical stands. One paces back and forth, another hastily taps their heel on the ground. Suddenly the floor starts to elevate. As the floor reaches higher, the pacing stops,

  • AFCENT Band deploys to Iraq in support of Coalition partners

    For the first time since 2011, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band deployed to and performed in Iraq in June.  The band performed six times at three installations before more than 1,000 Coalition partners supporting operations against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. The seven-member

  • AFCENT Band helps celebrate 70 years of U.S., Pakistan partnership

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band helped celebrate 70 years of partnership between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and United States at the American Embassy’s National Day.The AFCENT Band provided music and entertainment for the embassy-sponsored observances, including musical outreach

  • AFCENT BAND ROCKS 2018 U.S. NATIONAL DAY

    United States Air Forces Central Command band rocked as Americans and Emirates joined together to celebrated the birth of the United States a few months early, in the United Arab Emirates.

  • AFCENT Band Builds Cultural Bridge in Balbala

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Band, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, performed for the Balbala E-Learning Center in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 10, 2018.The AFCENT Band’s mission was not only to perform a concert but also help build a bridge between American and