United States Naval Academy Pipes and Drums

Currently, the 42-member military pipe band is the only active duty unit of its kind in any service of the Department of the Navy (United States Marine Corps included).

[1] The band group provides musical support to the academy's Brigade of Midshipmen as well as the larger city of Annapolis, Maryland.

It was officially approved as a Brigade Support Activity (BSA) three years later.

[2][3] Today, it provides musical support for the following events and musical requirements of the USNA:[4][5] The band wears a kilt which features the Polaris Military Tartan when they are in the parade ground.

The design originated in the early 1960s and was pioneered by Captain Walter Schlech and Alexander MacIntyre of Strone.