Warrant Officer Sean Salazar currently serves as assistant director of the 1st Marine Division Band. In this capacity he leads the band in performance and serves as the band’s operations officer responsible for matters pertaining to training, plans, and operations. He coordinates and directs the preparation and employment of the band and oversees the daily scheduling and logistics.
Warrant Officer Salazar holds an Artist Diploma in Music from Osceola County School for the Arts and studied jazz studies, clarinet, and saxophone performance under Dr. Keith Koons, Dr. Sullivan, J., Bruce Thompson, Russ Weaver, Bill Henley and Miguel Alvarado.
Warrant Officer Salazar enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2011 and completed Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina and Marine Combat Training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He completed the Basic Music Course in 2012 at the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Warrant Officer Salazar served as a clarinet instrumentalist in the following fleet Marine bands: III Marine Expeditionary Force Band (2012-2015), and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2015-2017). Warrant Officer Salazar served as an enlisted conductor in the following fleet Marine band: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band (2017). As do all fleet Marine musicians, Warrant Officer Salazar served in a variety of music, collateral duty, and leadership roles, to include platoon leadership.
Warrant Officer Salazar served as an instructor at the Naval School of Music (2018-2022). From 2022-2025, he served as a musician technical assistant with 8th Marine Corps District. Warrant Officer Salazar is a formal schools instructor, Marine Corps martial arts instructor, and a force fitness instructor.
Warrant Officer Salazar was appointed a warrant officer and graduated from The Basic School in 2025.
Warrant Officer Salazar attended the Unit Leader Course (2018), Sound Reinforcement Course (2012), Advanced Musician Course (2024) and is a graduate of Career School 2020. Warrant Officer Salazar was the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Musician of the Year (2019) and the recipient of the Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands (2012 and 2017). His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4th award), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.