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The Marine Forces Reserve Ceremonial Band performed at the Krewe of Titans Parade in Slidell, Louisiana.

The Marine Forces Reserve Ceremonial Band performed at the Krewe of Titans Parade in Slidell, Louisiana.

Photo by Sgt Dana Reminsky

The Marine Forces Reserve Ceremonial Band performed at the Krewe of Poseidon Mardi Gras Parade in Slidell, Louisiana.

The Marine Forces Reserve Ceremonial Band performed at the Krewe of Poseidon Mardi Gras Parade in Slidell, Louisiana.

Photo by Sgt Dana Reminsky

The Marine Forces Reserve Band performed at the Krewe of Atlas Parade in Metairie, Louisiana.

The Marine Forces Reserve Band performed at the Krewe of Atlas Parade in Metairie, Louisiana.

Photo by Sgt Dana Reminsky

In November of 2023, the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band travelled to Okinawa, Japan to redesignate the 12th Marine Regiment to the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment. The MarForPac Band has had the distinct privilege in being the musical unit to support both of the redesignations of combat regiments into Littoral Regiments. A Brass Quintet (Reinforced) remained in Okinawa to support Marine Corps Birthday Balls while the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band was supporting other musical operations in mainland Japan.

In November of 2023, the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band travelled to Okinawa, Japan to redesignate the 12th Marine Regiment to the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment. The MarForPac Band has had the distinct privilege in being the musical unit to support both of the redesignations of combat regiments into Littoral Regiments. A Brass Quintet (Reinforced) remained in Okinawa to support Marine Corps Birthday Balls while the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band was supporting other musical operations in mainland Japan.

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NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (Nov. 14, 2023) – Pacific Partnership 2023 Band performs at St. Joseph Business College, Nov. 14. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (Nov. 14, 2023) – Pacific Partnership 2023 Band performs at St. Joseph Business College, Nov. 14. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deirdre

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 06. 2023) – Pacific Partnership 2023 leadership, Pacific Partnership 2023 staff and Malaysian service members pose for a group photo after opening ceremony at Swiss Garden Hotel in Kautan, Malaysia, Sept. 6. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 06. 2023) – Pacific Partnership 2023 leadership, Pacific Partnership 2023 staff and Malaysian service members pose for a group photo after opening ceremony at Swiss Garden Hotel in Kautan, Malaysia, Sept. 6. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

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SUVA, Fiji (Nov. 3, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu plays a saxophone solo during a Pacific Partnership 2023 Band performance at the Civic Center Peace Garden, Nov. 3. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

SUVA, Fiji (Nov. 3, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu plays a saxophone solo during a Pacific Partnership 2023 Band performance at the Civic Center Peace Garden, Nov. 3. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deirdre Marsac)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deirdre

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 8, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu, with the Pacific Partnership 2023 Band, plays saxophone during a concert performance at the Teluk Cempedak Beach in Kuantan, Malaysia, Sept. 8. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kegan E. Kay)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 8, 2023) – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu, with the Pacific Partnership 2023 Band, plays saxophone during a concert performance at the Teluk Cempedak Beach in Kuantan, Malaysia, Sept. 8. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kegan E. Kay)

Photo by Kegan E. Kay

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 8, 2023) – Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu, member of Pacific Partnership 2023 band, performs concert at Teluk Cempedak Beach in Kautan, Malaysia, Sept. 8. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Sept. 8, 2023) – Lance Cpl. Kwame Dinizulu, member of Pacific Partnership 2023 band, performs concert at Teluk Cempedak Beach in Kautan, Malaysia, Sept. 8. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Alexander)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Peel, a trombone section leader with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band, plays the trombone during the 2nd MAW Band holiday concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2023. The concert was held to celebrate the holiday season, strengthen community relationships, and reaffirm the history, customs, and traditions representative of the United States Marine Corps to those in attendance. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daisha Ramirez)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Peel, a trombone section leader with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band, plays the trombone during the 2nd MAW Band holiday concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2023. The concert was held to celebrate the holiday season, strengthen community relationships, and reaffirm the history, customs, and traditions representative of the United States Marine Corps to those in attendance. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daisha Ramirez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Daisha Ramirez

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band perform during a change of command ceremony for Marine Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 16, 2015. The change of command ceremony is a time honored tradition in which Lt. Col. George Lambert relinquished command to Maj. David L. Manka. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Brosilow/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing band perform during a change of command ceremony for Marine Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 16, 2015. The change of command ceremony is a time honored tradition in which Lt. Col. George Lambert relinquished command to Maj. David L. Manka. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Brosilow/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anthony Brosilow

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, Jazz Combo, participate in a cake cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. The ceremony was held to celebrate and honor the U.S. Navy’s 242nd birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joselyn Jimenez)

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, Jazz Combo, participate in a cake cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. The ceremony was held to celebrate and honor the U.S. Navy’s 242nd birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joselyn Jimenez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Ohira

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band held their annual Christmas concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2022. The event was open to the public and was 2nd MAW Band’s first Christmas concert since 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan)

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Band held their annual Christmas concert at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2022. The event was open to the public and was 2nd MAW Band’s first Christmas concert since 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Theodore Bergan

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Andres Navarro - Officer in Charge and Gunnery Sergeant Monica Preston - Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge

The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Andres Navarro - Officer in Charge and Gunnery Sergeant Monica Preston - Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kenenna Akamelu, a trombone instrumentalist with the 1st Marine Division Band, plays the trombone at the opening ceremony of the 47th annual Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in Estes Park, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2023. The festival celebrates Scottish and Irish heritage through a variety of traditional athletic games, jousting competitions, music and dancing. The 1st Marine Division Band, along with other military entities, have annually performed at the festival. Akamelu is a native of Houston. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Medina)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kenenna Akamelu, a trombone instrumentalist with the 1st Marine Division Band, plays the trombone at the opening ceremony of the 47th annual Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in Estes Park, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2023. The festival celebrates Scottish and Irish heritage through a variety of traditional athletic games, jousting competitions, music and dancing. The 1st Marine Division Band, along with other military entities, have annually performed at the festival. Akamelu is a native of Houston. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Medina)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Medina

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Cary, a musician with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), performs during the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno in Nettuno, Italy, on Jan. 24, 2024. The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery hosted the ceremony to commemorate Operation Shingle, the codename for the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno. The ceremony honored the service members who fought and died in the vicinity during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maxwell Cook)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Cary, a musician with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), performs during the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno in Nettuno, Italy, on Jan. 24, 2024. The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery hosted the ceremony to commemorate Operation Shingle, the codename for the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno. The ceremony honored the service members who fought and died in the vicinity during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maxwell Cook)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maxwell Cook

Members of the Parris Island Marine Band and the 282nd Army Band, Fort Jackson, Savannah Ga., perform at the Waterfront Park in Beaufort S.C., Mar 11, 2023. The bands both came together to put on a joint performance for the community of Beaufort and to promote comradery between the Army and Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Members of the Parris Island Marine Band and the 282nd Army Band, Fort Jackson, Savannah Ga., perform at the Waterfront Park in Beaufort S.C., Mar 11, 2023. The bands both came together to put on a joint performance for the community of Beaufort and to promote comradery between the Army and Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd)

Photo by Cpl. Dakota Dodd

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Dotson, a Midland, Michigan native and french horn instrumentalist with the 2d Marine Division Band, posts security at an Infantry Immersion Trainer (ITT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2024. The IIT is used to fully immerse Marines in various scenarios in order to teach them to effectively adapt to complete combat, security, and humanitarian missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tahir Noel)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Dotson, a Midland, Michigan native and french horn instrumentalist with the 2d Marine Division Band, posts security at an Infantry Immersion Trainer (ITT) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 19, 2024. The IIT is used to fully immerse Marines in various scenarios in order to teach them to effectively adapt to complete combat, security, and humanitarian missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tahir Noel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tahir Noel

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Pellon, a Miami, Florida native and the conductor of the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) Jazz Band, welcomes Santa Claus to the stage during the Jazz Band Holiday Concert at the River of Life Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2023. The 2d MARDIV Jazz Band performed a selection of holiday songs to give back to the families of the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Pellon, a Miami, Florida native and the conductor of the 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) Jazz Band, welcomes Santa Claus to the stage during the Jazz Band Holiday Concert at the River of Life Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Dec. 15, 2023. The 2d MARDIV Jazz Band performed a selection of holiday songs to give back to the families of the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Daysia McCree

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