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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Col. Larry Lang conducts the U.S. Air Force Band during the “Spirit of the Season 2013” concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. The band partnered with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to hold two performances for museum guests. Lang is the Air Force Band commander and conductor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)AF Band Holiday Concert
                        
                        
                        Col. Larry Lang conducts the U.S. Air Force Band during the “Spirit of the Season 2013” concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. The band partnered with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to hold two performances for museum guests. Lang is the Air Force Band commander and conductor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
                
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        The U.S. Air Force Band men’s chorus performs the 12 Days of Christmas during a holiday concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Thousands of visitors to the museum attended the concert after seeing the Air Force Band’s viral video on the internet of a “flash mob” at the Air and Space museum on the National Mall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)AF Band Holiday Concert
                        
                        
                        The U.S. Air Force Band men’s chorus performs the 12 Days of Christmas during a holiday concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Thousands of visitors to the museum attended the concert after seeing the Air Force Band’s viral video on the internet of a “flash mob” at the Air and Space museum on the National Mall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
                
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        An audience member records a performance of Master Sgt. Eric Sullivan during a U.S. Air Force Band concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Sullivan sang the song “I’ll Be Brave This Christmas” as a tribute to all deployed service members past and present. Sullivan is an Air Force Band member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)AF Band Holiday Concert
                        
                        
                        An audience member records a performance of Master Sgt. Eric Sullivan during a U.S. Air Force Band concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Sullivan sang the song “I’ll Be Brave This Christmas” as a tribute to all deployed service members past and present. Sullivan is an Air Force Band member. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
                
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        Senior Master Sgt. Eric Sabatino (left) explains how to play the harp to 5-year-old Sofia Hess after a holiday concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va.  Sabatino is an U.S. Air Force Band harpist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)AF Band Holiday Concert
                        
                        
                        Senior Master Sgt. Eric Sabatino (left) explains how to play the harp to 5-year-old Sofia Hess after a holiday concert Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va.  Sabatino is an U.S. Air Force Band harpist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
                
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        Elmer Hill, the second oldest World War II veteran, was recognized during a holiday concert by the U.S. Air Force Band Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Hill, now 107 years old, was drafted into the Navy at age 35 in 1942 and served as a gunner in the Pacific theater aboard the USS Saginaw Bay aircraft carrier. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)AF Band Holiday Concert
                        
                        
                        Elmer Hill, the second oldest World War II veteran, was recognized during a holiday concert by the U.S. Air Force Band Dec. 15, 2013, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va. Hill, now 107 years old, was drafted into the Navy at age 35 in 1942 and served as a gunner in the Pacific theater aboard the USS Saginaw Bay aircraft carrier. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
                
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AF band spreads holiday cheerPublished Dec. 18, 2013
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie
                    
                    
                    Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Operating Location – P
            **CHANTILLY, Va. (AFNS) --**
Dressed in holiday style the U.S. Air Force Band performed Dec. 15 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Va., as part of their holiday concert series.
Visitors lined the railings and the floor around the stage as the band performed holiday classics along with their own renditions, bringing in audience participation.
“I thought the performance was fantastic, the way the (band) brought traditional (songs) together with the theme about the Airmen serving all over the country and the newer takes on the songs, the crowd loved it and I loved it,” said Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog, the Air Force assistant vice chief of staff.
Toward the end of the performance Col. Larry Lang, the Air Force Band commander and conductor, took the time to honor all veterans past and present in attendance, and currently serving.
“It is important to keep our troops in mind during this holiday season, I would be remiss to not honor all our veterans in attendance today and around the world,” Lang said.  “We are very privileged today to have a special veteran with us and honored he would take the time to attend our performance.”
The special veteran was Elmer Hill, the second oldest living World War II veteran at 107 years old. Hill was drafted into the Navy at the age of 35 in 1942 and served as a gunner in the Pacific theater aboard the USS Saginaw Bay aircraft carrier.
“I am very proud for our band to have a chance to perform for Mr. Elmer Hill, and all the great people out here in Virginia, it was an honor,” Hoog said.
The concert concluded with a carol singalong and Mr. and Mrs. Claus in attendance.
The band recently became an Internet sensation with their flash mob performance video at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this holiday season, allowing millions of viewers to catch them in action.
“If you haven’t heard the band yet or haven’t seen the video, now is the chance to come out, it is worth your time,” Hoog concluded.
To view the flash mob video and for more information on the Air Force Band please visit: http://www.usafband.af.mil/holidays 



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