Lineage. Constituted Air Force Band, Mitchel Field, NY on 24 Sep 1941. Activated on 1 Oct 1941. Redesignated: 81 Army Air Forces Band on 10 Aug 1942; 581 Army Band on 27 Dec 1943; 581 Army Air Forces Band on 26 Feb 1944; 581 Air Force Band on 26 Sep 1947; Command Band of the Air Force Reserve on 1 Oct 1991; Band of the Air Force Reserve on 1 Oct 1994; Band of the United States Air Force Reserve on 15 May 1997.
Assignments. First Air Force, 1 Oct 1941; Air Defense Command, 21 Mar 1946; First Air Force, 17 Nov 1947; Continental Air Command, 25 Mar 1958; Air Force Reserve (later, Air Force Reserve Command), 1 Aug 1968-.
Stations. Mitchel Field (later, Mitchel AFB), NY, 1 Oct 1941; Robins AFB, GA, 16 Apr 1961- (deployed to Russia, May 1992; southwestern Asia during operations such as Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn: Oct-Dec 2005, Apr 2006, Nov-Dec 2006, Jun 2007, Nov-Dec 2007, Dec 2008, Nov-Dec 2009, Feb 2010, Dec 2010-May 2011, and Nov-Dec 2011).
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Dec 1968; 1 Jun 1973-1 Jun 1975; 1 Oct 1976-30 Sep 1978; 1 Jan 1983-30 Jun 1984; 1 Jun 1988-31 May 1990. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Oct 1992-30 Sep 1994; 1 Oct 1994-30 Sep 1996; 1 Oct 1997-30 Sep 1999; 1 Oct 2000-30 Sep 2002; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005; 1 Oct 2008-30 Sep 2009.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 10 Jan 2011.
Supersedes statement prepared on 17 Nov 2005.
Emblem. Approved 17 Sep 1990.
Prepared by Patsy Robertson.
Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.