page_title: List of United States Army Bands
section_title: Notable bands that existed in history
hierarchical_section_title: List of United States Army Bands / Notable bands that existed in history
caption_attribution_description: English: The Band of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry at the 1902 GAU encampment.
context_page_description: The United States Army has maintained multiple military bands in its over two centuries of service. These bands provides musical support for military camps and bases, military areas, and communities across the mainland United States and other territories such as Puerto Rico. United States military bands also serve in army units outside the country and in regions such as Western Europe or Eastern Asia. There are currently 88 army bands, which consists of 20 active duty regional bands, 13 reserve bands, 51 National Guard bands, and four premier bands. Many bandsmen are trained as part of Band of the Army School of Music at Virginia Beach before their assignment in these bands.
caption: The mounted band of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry leads the parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1902.
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