The @USArmySOM drill sergeants officially welcomed the next AIT Class last week! After conducting a thorough layout of all the students' issued items, they kicked off the new year by brushing up on some physical training!🏃 #VictoryStartsHere #LeaderDevelopment @usarmy @tradoccg

We’re almost ready for the #JSDF Marching Festival! For the past 41 years that the festival has taken place, we’ve been honored to represent the U.S., demonstrating the power that music holds in bringing people together in harmony. U.S. Army photos by Sergeant Nicholas Smith

We’re almost ready for the 2023 #JSDF Marching Festival, hosted by the Japanese Minister of Defense! This year, several #usarmy musicians stationed across the globe are joining us as we represent the U.S. in the festival. U.S. Army photos by Sergeant Nicholas Smith

It was a pleasure having @TradocCG visit the USASOM! Thank you, Sir!

AIT Soldiers at the @USArmySOM trained on Combatives last week. Not only is this a welcome break from the usual PRT, but it instills the #WarriorEthos & teaches our Soldiers how to defeat the enemy in hand-to-hand combat! #VictoryStartsHere #FitnessFriday @usarmy @tradoccg

We’re all smiles in #AIT for the High Physical Demands Test #USArmyBands #USArmy #BeAllYouCanBe

#ICYMI We welcomed our new School Company Commander, Capt. Richard Viglucci. He joins us fresh from his assignment with @theusarmyband

Last week #DrillSergeant Kelley hung up his hat and came off the trail. Thank you DS Kelley for your commitment to our Advanced Individual Training Students, enforcing #Army standards, and shaping our #ArmyMusicians. We wish you the best of luck in your next assignment.

The Burning Horse Festival of Aomori Prefecture may have been rainy this year, but that didn’t stop us from having fun joining in the festivities or having fun working with local music students. U.S. Army photos by Specialst Braden Geggie #BeAllYouCanBe #USArmy #USArmyBands

We partnered with our Japanese partners in the #JMSDF Ominato Band to celebrate the Hakodate Port Festival! The partnership between the U.S. and Japan is crucial for the #IndoPacific region’s security. U.S. Army photos by Specialist Braden Geggie #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyBands

While in India, we collaborated with the Manzil Mystics, a group that promotes music education in low-income schools and communities across India. Music transcends all barriers and brings communities closer together. U.S. Army photos by Specialist Ryan Lastrapes

Basic Combat Training, often known as “boot camp”, is your introduction to @USArmy service, and where you will learn the traditions, tactics and methods of becoming a Soldier. During Basic, you’ll learn how to work as a member of a team to accomplish tasks.

We celebrated Jazz Month with the students of the India Institute of Technology’s Music Club, using music to further strengthen the U.S.—India partnership. U.S. Army photos by Specialist Ryan Lastrapes

While in India, we partnered with multiple organizations to give children with disabilities the chance to have a hands-on experience with American music. U.S. Army photos by Specialist Ryan Lastrapes

Happy #IndependenceDay! Today we honor our Founding Fathers & celebrate the accomplishments of past & present service members who uphold the ideals of the Declaration of Independence through their patriotism in serving our nation. #VictoryStartsHere #4thOfJuly @usarmy @tradoccg

"I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. I am an American Soldier." #SoldiersCreed @USNationalGuard 📸 by Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon

Last week, students at @USArmySOM participated in a simulated Transfer of Authority & Fallen Soldier Memorial as part of their FTX. Learn more about #ArmyBand jobs at https://t.co/qrgHZzxELq #VictoryStartsHere #BeAllYouCanBe @usarmy @goarmy @tradoccg @tradocdcg @usarec

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"We love it, we want more of it, and we want it faster," is the feedback the @USArmySMA is receiving from troops across the @USArmy regarding #H2F #H2F is currently embedded within 28 brigades, and hiring at 12 more, with the plan of being embedded across 110 brigades by FY2030!

We love teaching students off all ages about music and its importance in all of our lives! U.S. Army photos by Sergeant Nicholas Smith and Specialist Karyann Mitchell