1st Marine Division Band

USMC military unit band April 2025 1st Marine Division Band File:1st Marine Division Band hosts annual concert in Escondido DVIDS397893.jpg 350px The 1st Marine Division Band performing at the Escondido Arts Center. 1940 – present United States 23px military band Public duties 50 members 23px 1st Marine Division Camp Pendleton, California https://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/1st-Marine-Division-Band-California/ Marine Hymn (official hymn)Semper Fidelis (official march)Waltzing Matilda (divisional march) 1st MARDIV Band, Task Force Bravo Captain Eric Kyne Band Officer / OIC Warrant Officer Sean Salazar Band Officer / OpsO Master Gunnery Sergeant Devon T. Van Enlisted Bandleader / SNCOIC Chief Warrant Officer CWO4 Mike Edmonson CWO4 Stephanie Wire CWO3 Edward Hayes The 1st Marine Division Band is a regional military band of the United States Marine Corps, reporting directly to the 1st Marine Division. It is stationed in Camp Pendleton, California. The band serves as the de facto USMC representative for the Western United States, performing at over 300 military and state functions, civic events, and military parades a year.https://marineparents.com/units/print.asp?id=476 1st Marine Division Band (1st MARDIV Band) marineparents comhttps://www.mcall.com/sdpn-1st-marine-division-band-to-perform-free-concerts-2014jan15-story.html 1st Marine Division Band to perform free concerts in Escondido Emily Sorensen mcall.com History The 1st Marine Division Band was organized during World War II when the division was based in Australia to participate in the Pacific War. On the occasion of President George Washington's birthday in February 1943, the 1st MARDIV Band played Waltzing Matilda, an Australian bush ballad which would later be the official march of the division. The band would play this march again in April of that year during an ANZAC Day parade in Melbournehttps://books.google.com/books?id=NSHSURbzEvwC&q=1st+Marine+Division+Band&pg=PA93 A Narrative History of the 1st Battalion, 11th Marines During the Early History and Deployment of the 1st Marine Division, 1940-43 James C. Rill 6 May 2019 Merriam Press 9781576383179 Google Books and would continue to play it exclusively during the division's deployment to Australia. In recent years, all 50 members of the band have taken up arms to serve on the battlefield, especially during the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the Iraq conflict (2003–present).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-24-me-parade24-story,amp.html Back From Iraq, Marine Band Will Lead Big Parade 24 October 2003 LA Times During the lattermost conflict, the band was attached to Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment at Camp Fallujah, Iraq from February 2006–January 2007.https://books.google.com/books?id=CX1ZDwAAQBAJ&q=1st+Marine+Division+Band&pg=PA204 Encyclopedia of Military Science G. Kurt Piehler 24 July 2013 SAGE Publications 9781506310817 Google Books During this deployment, the band served as a security platoon.https://www.1stmardiv.marines.mil/Units/1ST-DIV-BAND/ 1st Marine Division > Units > 1ST DIV BAND www.1stmardiv.marines.milhttps://www.npr.org/programs/atc/transcripts/2003/mar/030313.burnett.html NPR: Analysis: 1st Marine Division Band Prepares for Battle in the Kuwaiti Desert www.npr.org In 2008, the band was awarded the "Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands" by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.https://www.pasadenaindependent.com/arts-and-entertainment/the-1st-marine-division-band-plays-arcadia-august-7/ The 1st Marine Division Band plays Arcadia August 7 31 July 2014 In 2006, the band took part in the State funeral of President Gerald Ford and has annually taken part in the Rose Parade as part of the USMC West Coast Composite Band.https://www.alisolagunanews.com/renowned-1st-marine-division-band/ Renowned 1st Marine Division Band to perform during Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony 13 September 2014 Ensembles The following ensembles are subordinated to the 1st MARDIV Band: Ceremonial Band Wind Ensemble Brass Band Brass Quintet Jazz Combo Popular Music Grouphttps://www.ocregister.com/2010/09/09/this-marine-band-doesnt-march-it-rocks/ This Marine band doesn't march ... it rocks 9 September 2010 Orange County Register Gallery Sources External links 1st Marine Division Band on YouTube Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Division Band Jams by KNSD collapsed Category:Bands of the United States Marine Corps Category:Wind bands Category:Musical groups established in 1940