# List of United States Air Force bands

The United States Air Force has many bands that perform entertainment and public affairs functions. In mid-2012, there were 11 Air National Guard bands containing a total of 350 musicians. As of 1 April 2024, all ANG Bands have been inactivated.

## Current military bands
### Active duty bands

* United States Air Force Band
** The Airmen of Note
* United States Air Force Academy Band
* United States Air Force Band of Flight (661st Air Force Band)
* United States Air Force Band of the Golden West (523rd Air Force Band)
* United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
* United States Air Force Band of the Pacific
** United States Air Force Band of Pacific-Asia
** United States Air Force Band of Pacific-Hawaii
* United States Air Force Band of the West (539th Air Force Band)
* United States Air Force Heartland of America Band (702nd Air Force Band)
* United States Air Force Heritage of America Band (564th Air Force Band)
* United States Air Forces in Europe Band (686th Air Force Band)
* United States Air Forces Central Command Band

### National Guard Bands

* Air National Guard Band of the Midwest (566th Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Northeast (567th Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the South (530th Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Southwest (531st Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the West Coast (562nd Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the West Coast

### Other bands

* United States Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
* United States Air Force Academy Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps

## Former bands
### Army Air Force Bands

* 3rd Air Force Band
* 16th Air Force Band
* 501st Air Force Band
* 523rd Air Force Band (March AFB, CA)
* 524th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB, TX))
* 525th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB/Cannon AFB, TX)
* 526th Air Force Band (Sheppard AFB, TX)
* 547th Air Force Band (North Malir, Pakistan)
* 548th Air Force Band (Hollandia, New Guinea)
* 640th Army Air Forces Band
* 511th Army Air Force Band (Gulfport, MS)

### Other bands

* United States Air Force Band of Liberty (541st Air Force Band)
* WAF Band (543rd Air Force Band)
* United States Air Force Pipe Band
* Band of the United States Air Force Reserve (581st Air Force Band), disbanded in 2012
* 502nd Air Force Band (Keesler AFB, MS)
* 505th Air Force Band (Chanute AFB, IL)
* 509th Air Force Band (Webb AFB, TX
* 515th Air Force Band (Bryan AFB, TX)
* 521st Air Force Band (F.E. Warren AFB, WY)
* 522nd Air Force Band (Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico)
* 523rd Air Force Band (March AFB, CA)
* 528th Air Force Band (Scott AFB, IL)
* 538th Air Force Band (Hunter AFB, GA)
* 539th Air Force Band
* Empire Band of The Air Force (544th Air Force Band)
* 545th Air Force Band (Lackland AFB, TX)
* 549th Air Force Band (Hill AFB, UT)
* 552nd Air Force Band (Roslyn ANG Station, NY)
* 573rd Air Force Band (Hamilton AFB, CA)
* 579th Air Force Band (Stewart AFB, NY)
* 583rd Air Force Band
* 589th Air Force Band
* 590th Air Force Band (McGuire AFB, NJ)
* 591st Air Force Band
* 600th Air Force Band
* 604th Air Force Band
* 626th Air Force Band
* 648th Air Force Band
* 683rd Air Force Band
* 695th Air Force Band
* Strategic Air Command Band (702nd Air Force Band)
* 724th Air Force Band
* 730th Air Force Band
* 745th Air Force Band (Barksdale AFB, LA)
* 746th Air Force Band
* 748th Air Force Band
* 751st Air Force Band
* 753rd Air Force Band
* 774th Air Force Band (Ladd AFB, AK)
* 775th Air Force Band
* 776th Air Force Band
* Air National Guard Band of the Central States (571st Air Force Band), under the 131st Bomb Wing
* Air National Guard Band of the Great Lakes "Triple Nickel" (555th Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Gulf Coast (531st Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atlantic (553rd Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Northwest (560th Air Force Band)
* Air National Guard Band of the Smoky Mountains (572nd Air Force Band)