To install click the Add extension button. That's it.

The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.

How to transfigure the Wikipedia

Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? We have created a browser extension. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology.

Try it — you can delete it anytime.

Install in 5 seconds
4,5
Kelly Slayton
Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea!
Alexander Grigorievskiy
I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like.
Live Statistics
English Articles
Improved in 24 Hours
Added in 24 Hours
What we do. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques; in live mode. Quite the same Wikipedia. Just better.
Great Wikipedia has got greater.
.
Leo
Newton
Brights
Milds

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band
The 2nd MAW Band marches down Fifth Avenue during the 2010 Columbus Day Parade.
Active1941 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
Typemilitary band
Role
Part of
 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Nickname(s)2nd MAW Band
MarchMarine Hymn (official hymn)
Semper Fidelis (official march)
Websitehttps://www.music.marines.mil/Bands/2nd-Marine-Aircraft-Wing-Band-North-Carolina/
Commanders
Band OfficerWarrant Officer Nathan D. Doggett
Enlisted BandleaderGunnery Sergeant Ronald A. Orange

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band is a United States Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force regional military band located at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. It performs at basic state functions, civilian ceremonies, and military parades in the region, presenting musical support and entertainment for unit/community events.[1][2]

History

The band was founded shortly after the aircraft wing was founded in July 1941. It took part in the opening of New Bern's Tryon Palace in April 1959.[3] In 2007, the 2nd MAW Band was deployed to Iraq to support Multi-National Forces West by providing security at a tactical air control center for the remainder of the Iraq War.[4] In 2013, the band took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of the East Coast Marine Corps Composite Band.[5]

Honors

The band had Certificates of Commendation from the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Generals Robert E. Cushman Jr. in 1973 and Paul X. Kelley in 1985) given to them. Additionally, the band received Meritorious Unit Citations in 1972 and 1984 for excellence in the performance of duty.

Ensembles and events

Two percussionists of the 2nd MAW Band performing at Uniondale High School.

The 42 members of the band are organized a range of unit ensembles:

All 7 of these ensembles play am important part in public relations for the band and the 2nd MAW Wing, traveling extensively throughout the eastern United States. It has made appearances many events such as the following:

During one of their international visits, the band had the rare honor of performing for the Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

Gallery

  • The 2nd MAW Band with members of the Band of the Ceremonial Guard at the Fortissimo Sunset Ceremony in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

    The 2nd MAW Band with members of the Band of the Ceremonial Guard at the Fortissimo Sunset Ceremony in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

  • Chief Warrant Officer Ben Bartholomew, conducts the band during a rehearsal for the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Battle of the Bands.

    Chief Warrant Officer Ben Bartholomew, conducts the band during a rehearsal for the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Battle of the Bands.

  • The 2nd MAW Band at the 2011 Morehead City Veterans Day Parade

    The 2nd MAW Band at the 2011 Morehead City Veterans Day Parade

  • Gunnery Sergeant Victor Miranda, drum major for the 2nd MAW Band, salutes during the 32nd Annual Troy Flag Day Parade.

    Gunnery Sergeant Victor Miranda, drum major for the 2nd MAW Band, salutes during the 32nd Annual Troy Flag Day Parade.

  • The 2nd MAW Band at Capron Park, Attleboro, Massachusetts.

    The 2nd MAW Band at Capron Park, Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Sources

  1. ^ "MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC". United States Marines. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. ^ "Welcome to North Carolina's Outer Banks - United States July 4th-Marine Corps 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band". The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. 2015. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. ^ Commission, Tryon Palace (2015). Tryon Palace. ISBN 9781467123242.
  4. ^ "2D MAW Band History". United States Marines. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ "Camp Lejeune Marines perform in Macy'sThanksgiving Day Parade". WECT News 6. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

External links

Media related to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 16 August 2023, at 16:04
Basis of this page is in Wikipedia. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported License. Non-text media are available under their specified licenses. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. WIKI 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wikimedia Foundation.
Contact WIKI 2
Introduction
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy