U.S. Pacific Fleet Band

Until next time Maui, aloha oe! 🌺

The Tradewinds Quintet concluded their tour of Maui on Friday, bringing smiles at more stops along the way! We would like to extend a mahalo nui loa to Princess Nahi'ena'ena Elementary, the Maui Ocean Center, and Kalama Intermediate School. Thank you for welcoming our Sailors, allowing us to perform, interact, and share what being a U.S. Navy Sailor looks like with your students and patrons!

Maui Ocean Center, The Aquarium of Hawaii Samuel Enoka Kalama Intermediate School U.S. Pacific Fleet

Back to school season means back to school performances for U.S. Pacific Fleet Band! 🍎 ✏️ 🎵

On Monday, the Tradewinds Quintet made a splash at two Wailuku elementary schools on Maui. Mahalo nui loa to Pu'u Kukui and Wailuku Elementary Schools for welcoming our Sailors and allowing us the opportunity to share the Navy experience through music with your students!

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Let's all give a rousing "hip, hip, hooray" for one of our saxophone extraordinaires, Musician 2nd Class Sam Detweiler!

Detweiler was presented the Colonel Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician Award for his exceptional musicianship and leadership.

Colonel Hamilton had an illustrious 35-year career as a conductor in the U.S. Army Bands Program and was an active member of the American Bandmasters Association. After passing away from cancer in 2009, the Colonel Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician Award was created to honor his memory and impact on military music. Every year, this award is presented to one distinguished musician from each of the U.S. Armed Forces bands.

Bravo zulu shipmate! 🎉

Please join us in wishing farewell to Musician 1st Class Haley Cameron as she departs for the Naval School of Music!

Since coming aboard in 2021, Cameron deployed on Pacific Partnership 2023 and had the opportunity to perform in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and more.

Fair winds and following seas shipmate!

Please join us in extending a fair winds and following seas to Musician 2nd Class Ben Hood as he departs for the Naval School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia!

Through his involvement on Pacific Partnership 2022 and 2024-1, Hood has had opportunities to perform in Vietnam, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Palau among others.

Aloha Oe shipmate!

Bravo Zulu to Musician 1st Class Jon Starr, Musician 2nd Class Rich Sullivan, and Musician 2nd Class Mike Minor for receiving Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for their outstanding work as sound technicians!

Starr, Sullivan, and Minor were credited for providing sound reinforcement for the recent U.S. Pacific Fleet change of command ceremony. Congratulations on a job well done!

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Please help us to extend a warm Aloha to our newest shipmate, flute instrumentalist Musician 3rd Class Elizabeth Davis!

Davis joins us after completing the Basic Musician Course at the Naval School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia. Prior to ensliting, she earned her Bachelors of Music Education at Stephen F. Austin State University and taught general music to elementary school students in New York City.

Welcome aboard, Elizabeth!

Please join us in congratulating our Sailor, Junior Sailor, and Blue Jacket of the Quarter. Bravo zulu on a job well done! 🎉 ⚓️

Musician 1st Class Nicole Starr
Musician 2nd Class Michael Minor
Musician 3rd Class Kasey Merriott

As part of the celebrations for the Tongan Naval Review, the acoustic island combo performed for a local high school in Tonga. The performance was attended by Princess Royal Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu. Mālō 'aupito!

Please join us in saying Aloha to our newest shipmate, Musician Third Class Taylor Yarbrough!

A native Savannah, Georgia, Taylor joins us after completing the Basic Musician Course at the Naval School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia. He received a Bachelors of Music Education from Georgia Southern University and a Masters of Music from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - CCM. Prior to joining the Navy, Taylor worked as an elementary school music teacher and freelance musician in Savannah.

Welcome aboard, Taylor!

On July 4th, Pacific Fleet Band joined military bands from several Pacific nations for the Tongan Naval Review celebrating the 65th birthday of King Tupou VI and the 50th anniversary of the Royal Tongan Navy. Malo to the Kingdom of Tonga for inviting us! 🇺🇸 🇹🇴

On Saturday, our jazz combo performed at the Haleiwa Arts Festival! It is always a pleasure to bring music to the local community. Mahalo for having us!

Please join us in saying Aloha to Musician Second Class Brian Boydston upon completion of his tour with the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band.

MU2 Boydston is off to Arizona State University to pursue a Masters Degree in Trumpet Performance as part of the Navy's Career Intermission Program.

We wish him fair winds and following seas and will see him back in the fleet soon!

A hui hou!

We were honored to participate in the opening ceremony for the 2024 Special Olympics Hawaii State Summer games. It is always a pleasure to support events in the local community. Mahalo for letting us take part!

Please join us in saying Aloha to Chief Musician David Baine as he retires from the Navy after 23 years of service.

Thank you, Chief Baine, for your outstanding leadership. Fair winds and following seas in retirement.

A hui hou!

Please join the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band in congratulating the following sailors on selection for promotion.

Musician First Class Haley Cameron
Musician First Class Owen Sczerba
Musician Second Class Dan Caton

Bravo Zulu shipmates!

Saturday at Fort DeRussy Beach Park, we took the stage with musicians from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the 36th annual Joint Forces Band concert to celebrate Military Appreciation Month.

Please join us in congratulating Senior Chief Musician Vince Moody on his promotion to his current rank!

Bravo Zulu Senior Chief!