100th Army Band
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The 100th Army Band, popularly known as the Band of the Century, is a United States Army Reserve unit stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and a unit of the 81st Readiness Division. It was reassigned from the 100th Infantry Division on 1 October 2008 as part of the Army Reserve Transformation process.[1] The 100th Army Band currently features eight musical performance teams (MPTs) that perform a wide range of repertoire. Since 2012, performance requests have taken the band’s various ensembles across Kentucky and across the nation into other states including Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Florida, South Carolina, Kansas, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Hawaii.
100th Army Band | |
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Active | 1943-46; 1956 - present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Reserve |
Type | Army Band |
Part of | 81st Readiness Division |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Knox |
Nickname(s) | Band of the Century |
Motto(s) | Wildcats Never Quit |
March | The Wildcat March |
Engagements | Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe |
Commanders | |
Current commander | CW3 Chad Alward |
First Sergeant | 1SG Curtis Moss |
Notable commanders | CW5 Lawrence Barton, Chief FORSCOM USAR Staff Bands Officer 2009 - 2017 |
The 100th Army Band typically trains for one weekend each month and embarks on a two / three week annual training every summer.