You simply Can Not Make This Up…………

Senior Airman Rose Valby, a Freedom Brass member, warms up on her French horn before a concert at the Air Force Armament Museum Feb. 3. The six-person band, part of the United States Air Force Band of the West, performed the show as the first part of a regional tour of the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

USAF Band performs at Armament Museum

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The United States Air Force Band of the West performed for a local audience on February 3 at the Air Force Armament Museum.

Stationed out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Freedom Brass is one of several ensembles that make up the USAF Band of the West. The band travels throughout the United States to raise morale and strengthen relationships with communities.

While COVID-19 put the bands on hold for nearly a year, they have since begun touring again, explained Airman 1st Class Carter Loud, tuba player.

“COVID presented a very new challenge to the performing world, but we have found ways to get through it,” said Loud.