78th Army Band

78th Army Band

78th Army Band logo and tabard
Active 1943-present
Country United States
Branch Army Reserve
Size 39 members and 1 commander
Garrison/HQ Fort Dix
March 99th Infantry Division March
Engagements Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Commanders
Current
commander
CW3 Luis Santiago

The 78th Army Band, United States Army Reserve is a musical organization of the 99th Reserve Support Command. It was organized on 1 October 2008 as part of the Army Reserve Transformation process and was posted to Ft. Dix, New Jersey. In addition to its concert, ceremonial and concert bands the 78th Army Band also features a jazz combo, brass quintet, a Dixie-land band and a rock band known as "Checkmate". Presently the band's members are from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

As an Army Reserve band the 78th trains and performs one weekend a month and performs two weeks of active duty each year.

Leadership

Commander CW3 Luis Santiago
First Sergeant SFC Ted Traini
Unit Administrator Mr. Paul Harding
Unit Administrator Technician VACANT
Drum Major SFC Brian Endlein
Unit Training NCO SSG Christina Greenway
Unit Supply NCO SFC Steven Hassinger
Unit Operations NCO SFC David Federico
Unit Sound NCO SSG Michael Kennedy
Unit Library NCO SGT Shaefer Burnett

Musical performance teams

The 78th Army Band consists of several small performance ensembles, including:[2]

Ensemble OIC/NCOIC
Concert Band CW3 Santiago; SFC Greeson; SFC Endlein
Ceremonial Band CW3 Santiago; SFC Greeson; SFC Endlein
Big Band SFC Hassinger
Fort Dixieland Band SFC Greeson; SFC Kennedy
Brass Quintet SFC Endlein
Jazz Combo SFC Hassinger
"Checkmate" Rock Group SFC Federico

Contact

As an Army Reserve band the 78th Army Band offers musicians the opportunity to serve their country through music while securing funding to help them pay for college. The band can be reached at 609-562-7710.

The 78th Army Band Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/78thArmyBand[3]

Public performances

Beyond military ceremonial performances, the 78th Army Band frequently performs community relations performances. These performances often include high school and community concerts, parades and other such performances as requested by members of the community at large.

A list of the band's public performance is available from Army Bands Online[4]

Notable performances

Lineage and honors

Lineage and honors information correct as of 20 March 2009[8]

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Original order issuing M.U.C.
(78th Division [Training] reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 78th Division [Exercise]; on 17 October 1999 as the 78th Division [Training Support])

The current 78th Army Band also incorporates several previous Army bands:

78th Army Band Honors[9]

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

Heraldric devices

The 78th Army Band has its own collection of heraldric devices,[10] including a baldric, mace, tabard, drum design and unit tab for wear on the uniform.

Drum major baldric
Drum major mace
Snare drum design, including recognition of campaign participation
Unit tab, worn above unit patch on left sleeve
Herald trumpet tabard

References

External links

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