116th United States Army Band

Congratulations to everyone who recently got recognized for awards!🎖️🎉

1. SGT Valeriano AIT and MOS change complete

2. 10 year awards (1st):
WO1 Libby
SSG Hudson
SSG Tamargo
SSG Washington
SSG Witt
SSG Rinke
SGT Olsen
SGT Robinson
SGT Santa
SGT Andrade
SGT Segars
SGT Smith, Cameron

3. 10 year awards (2nd):
CW3 Proctor
1SG Pyper
SFC Loux (Retired)
SFC Oanes
SFC Rowell
SSG Belle
SSG Talley

4. ARCAM Awards:

1st:
SSG Tamargo
SSG Rinke
SGT Duncan
SGT DeRosa
SGT Lively
SGT Smith, Cole
SPC Stigall

2nd:
SSG Taylor
SGT Robinson
SGT Valeriano
SGT Ye
SGT Salser

3rd:
SSG Washington
SGT Segars
SGT Olsen
SGT Santa
SGT Smith, Cameron

4th:
SSG Hudson
SGT Andrade

5th:
SFC Rowell

6th:
WO1 Libby
SFC Loux (Retired)

7th:
1SG Pyper
SSG Belle





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Congratulations to (former) CW2 Proctor for your promotion to CW3!! Keep leading from the top!

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Happy New Year from the 116th! 🎉🥳
The New Year is a time to reflect on the previous year and set goals for the next. At the 116th we are very thankful for the members of our unit and those we get the opportunity to play for in the surrounding community!

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The 116th recently got the opportunity to once again lead the Sparkle Sandy Springs Celebration Parade! Thank you to the city of Sandy Springs for inviting us and we hope to see you again next year!

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🔦🔦SOLDIER SPOTLIGHT:🔦🔦
SGT Valeriano has successfully reclassed from 12N (Horizontal Construction Engineer), passed his audition, and graduated from USASOM. He has also been drilling with the 116th and preparing for USASOM since 2022.

SGT Valeriano is an example for other Soldiers of consistently putting in the practice time and paying of by earning the 42R MOS (Army musician) title!

In the civilian sector, he has used his experience from the Army Corps of Engineers and now works as an Intelligent Traffic Systems Installer. Congrats SGT!🎉🎉

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Congrats to our recent Advanced Leader and Senior Leader Course Graduates (ALC/SLC) at the Army School of Music along with the 3 awards our Soldiers recieved! Congrats to all!

SSG Witt- Commandant’s List

SSG Taylor- Peer Mentor Award AND
Distinguished Leader Award





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Thank you again Adairsville Elementary School, for allowing our Sax Quartet to perform and help celebrate Veteran's Day this weekend!





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MPT Shoutout!🎺🥁
In addition to our Sax Quartet, our Brass Septet had a separate mission yesterday at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta for the ARMAC Military Appreciation Luncheon. Keep killing it out there!





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Today, our Sax Quartet got the opportunity to play for the Georgia Power Veterans Day event leading up to Veterans Day drill weekend. Keep up the good work!





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Recently, Soldiers from the 116th and MED DET distributed supplies in South GA in response to Hurricane Helene.

Lead the Way!





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Congrats to these soon-to-be Army Musicians (42Rs) that we got the privilege to play for as part of the 2/13th Basic Combat Training Graduation.

Lead the Way!

From Left to Right:
SPC Hartwell (The Red Bull Band - 34th Infantry Division of Minnesota)
SPC Rodriguez (currently unassigned)
SSG Libby( 116th United States Army Band's Drum Major)
SPC Pontes (116th United States Army Band)
SPC Borges (215th Army Band of Fall River, MA)

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