Behind the scenes at The United States Air Force Band is a busy support staff whose efforts ensure the success of each performance. The six areas of administration are Operations, Commander's Support Staff, Marketing and Outreach, Music Production, Supply and Technical Support. Band members currently assigned to the support staff began their careers by first winning a competitive audition and being assigned to one of the Band's six performing groups. All are industry standard professional musicians who are often called upon to augment the performing groups for public performances, tours and recording sessions.
Operations
The Operations office is divided into three sections: Director of Operations, Current Operations and Tours. Together with the group scheduler, the director is responsible for scheduling all musical events. Current Operations coordinates the internal dissemination of information and Tour Managers coordinate nationwide and overseas tours.
Marketing and Outreach
The Office of Marketing and Outreach is responsible for audience development, outreach, printed and electronic media and recording production. This office also maintains the Band's website, an e-mail list of over 10,000 names and biographical data on all Band members. Senior Master Sergeant Jennifer Pagnard - Director
Music Production
The Music Production section of The United States Air Force Band provides music arranging, composing, copying and archiving in support of more than 1,800 performances each year. Music Production is comprised of four composers/arrangers and two librarians. Maintenance and preservation of the heritage of the Band through archives of past recordings and historical data is also an important function of this office.
Supply
The Band's Supply section provides the contracting and logistical needs of the Band. It provides performance uniforms and musical equipment for the Band's six performing groups. It also provides the squadron with all necessary office equipment and supplies. Supply is manned by three full-time personnel.
Technical Support
The United States Air Force Band's Technical Support team consists of highly-trained audio engineers and technicians dedicated to providing audio, staging, video and show production for over 900 performances a year.
Commander's Support Staff
The Commander's Support Staff provides customer service and information management to all band members. This team performs Air Force administrative and custodial functions including the Enlisted Evaluation System and the Commander's correspondence.