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  • For the musicians who brought me home

    If you were to ask any wayward stranger from across the world to describe their culture, I would bet music would be mentioned within the first 10 minutes of your conversation. Music is deeply rooted in our memories of home, a fact made crystal clear to me as I watch and listen to the AFCENT band

  • U.S. AFCENT band performs for Red Tails

    The U.S. AFCENT band performed inside Red's MWR Dec. 18, 2021, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The band, located at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, is comprised of deployed Airmen from Active Duty, Reserve and Air National Guard bands.

  • 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 uses music to touch hearts, bridge boundaries

    If you get the opportunity to watch the Air Force Central Command Band in action, you need to do it. Their enthusiasm and passion for music is contagious. The transcendent quality of music, coupled with the excellence of the musicians that play it, is a powerful combination. Music has been used by