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About Us
The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast is a thirty-five member unit attached to Massachusetts State Headquarters. We are supported by the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base but physically located at Massachusetts National Guard Headquarters in Milford, MA.
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The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast, was Activated on 1 October 1941 as the Air Force Band, Bowman Field, KY.
It was designated the 67th Army band in October of 1942 then to the 567th Army Band in December of 1943. It was re-designated the 567th Army Air Forces Band in March of 1944 then inactivated in November of 1945. The Band served both state-side and overseas during the second world war and received the European Theater Streamer without inscription.
In May of 1946 the band became part of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and became Federally recognized on 10 November 1947 at Boston. In September of 1947 the band was designated the 567th Air Force Band. The Band changed station to Logan Field, East Boston in December of 1951, and in Aug of 1968 was transferred to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts which was later changed to Otis Air National Guard Base.
In the year 2000 the bands designation was changed once more to the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast and in June of 2001 the band changed station to Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford. Massachusetts, and to Hanscom Air Force Base in March of 2013.
The "567th Air Force Band" will be inactivated on 30 September 2013.
The band's personnel are all part-time military people who, in civilian life, pursue a wide variety of careers. From its commission during the second world war to the present, the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast has established a tradition of musical excellence, which proudly represents both the United States Air Force and the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
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The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast is a thirty-five member unit attached to Massachusetts State Headquarters. We are supported by the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base but physically located at Massachusetts National Guard Headquarters at Hanscom AFB, MA..
The mission of the band is to support Air Force recruiting, public relations and direct support to the units of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and all Air National Guard units in New England and New York.
The band performs an average of forty engagements a year. These performances include parades, military balls, radio broadcasts, summer park concerts, television specials, formal evening concerts and military ceremonies. The band is seen and heard by over a million and a half people yearly. In December of 1999 the band's designation was changed from "The Band of Cape Cod" to "The Air National Guard Band of the Northeast". In 2011, the 567th, along with 5 other ANG bands, was slated for deactivation by 30 September 2013. |
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 Air National Guard Bands are the active duty band's counterparts in the Air National Guard. ANG musicians are part-time guard members with full-time civilian careers. They rehearse and perform one weekend a month and perform an annual concert tour. ANG bands are a perfect opportunity for musicians who wish to serve their country on a part-time basis. Read more. |
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ANG Band of the Northeast
(567th Air Force Band)
2 Randolph Rd
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731
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History of the Band 