United States Air Forces in Europe Band

The unit's primary mission was to develop a way to entertain U.S. troops and boost their morale on the frontlines.

In addition to performing traditional military ceremonial and parade music, members formed a dance band which performed for evening events on Post, playing the popular swing music of the era, as composed by the Army Air Corps' own Major Glenn Miller, among others.

In 1944, amidst some of the fiercest battles of World War II, The band was selected for relocation to Europe; first, briefly, in a suburb of Paris, France, and then in Wiesbaden Germany, where they remained stationed until 1977.

Since then, the band has moved among various locations in Germany, ultimately settling at their current home of Ramstein Air Base.

It also takes part in military tattoos and marching festivals all over the continent, earning it the nickname of "America's Musical Ambassador".