Military Band Service (Kazakhstan)

The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan (MBS-AFK) (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Қарулы Күштерінің әскери оркестрі қызметі, Qazaqstan Respublikasy Qaruly Küşterınıñ äskeri orkestrı qyzmetı; Russian: Военный Оркестр Службы Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан) is a musical department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, which is responsible for the organization of military bands in the armed forces.

[6] The Central Band of the Ministry of Defense is the main operational musical unit of the armed forces.

It provides musical accompaniment for all operational public duties at the Defense Ministry and at all military units in the capital.

Lieutenant Colonel Askhat Mukhamedyarov has served as the Senior Director of Music since December 2010.

The first director was Major Sergey Makeev while the band is currently led by Senior Lieutenant Alcon Azizov.

In recent years, the staff at the Department of Emergency Situations of the East Kazakhstan Region have sponsored the acquisition of instruments for the band.