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Martial music or military music is a specific genre of music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers called field musicians.

Army Band mission: "Army Bands provide music throughout the spectrum of military operations to instill in our soldiers the will to fight and win, foster the support of our citizens, and promote our national interests at home and abroad."

/ˌmɪləteri ˈbænd/ ​a large group of soldiers who play wind instruments and drums, sometimes while marching compare concert band.

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The military has a BIG (175 MHz) military aircraft band in the 225-400 MHz range. Basic spacing between channels is 25 kHz. You will find not only oddball spacing (especially in segments of the band with military satellite uplink/downlink channels), but a variety of modes and bandwidths.

Military bands evolved from buglers and drummers who let troops into battle and served to communicate commands over the noise on the battlefield. Drummers also aided marching troops with their cadence. Today military bands are largely ceremonial.

drum major The drum major is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps and is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble, leading them while marching, and directing them what to play, when to play, the dynamic or volume of playing, and what time to keep.

Army Reserve Bands provide part-time musical support to local regions. Performances include a concert tour two weeks out of every year or support for a military base, with opportunities for overseas travel. Army Reserve Bands include concert band, rock band, brass and woodwind quintet, jazz combo, and more.

Medieval Turks have been credited with developing the first truly military bands. Western Europe followed suits and the British military bands provided the model for the first American military band formed as a part of the Marine Corps by act of Congress in 1798.

Only the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of the United States Army and the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps of the United States Marine Corps maintain the long standing traditions of field music formations within the United States Armed Forces, a tradition currently absent in the SDFs and the National Guard.

Army Reserve Bands provide part-time musical support to local regions. Performances include a concert tour two weeks out of every year or support for a military base, with opportunities for overseas travel. Army Reserve Bands include concert band, rock band, brass and woodwind quintet, jazz combo, and more.

20 - 108 MHz LOW BAND VHF MILITARY ANTENNAS Antennas on low band VHF from 20 to 108 MHz for handheld, manpack, vehicular, stationary, and other tactical radios.