It was moved to Kyiv and was reestablished as the Military Music Department of the General Staff by the directive of the Minister of Defense on August 23, 2003.

[3] The MMC-UGF is headquartered in Kyiv and its primary duty is to organize, train and maintain bands in the Ground Forces.

The Military Music Center organizes and implements: The largest venue for the Military Music Center building is the large hall (200 seats), which holds regular celebrations for national holidays, veterans' gatherings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, literary and concert evenings for servicemen and their families, as well as residents of the city.

One of the main layers that is embedded in the repertoire plans of the creative teams of the center is the Ukrainian musical heritage and its popularization.

In October 2005, it performed in Iraq during as part of a government delegation led by the Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko.