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. Six bands will be inactivated.

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

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)