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Terror of the targeted army bands

8 September 2010

Terror of the targeted army bands

THE field manual for the US army’s music bands has been leaked to Secrecy News, the blog by Steven Aftergood published by the Federation of American Scientists as part of its Project on Government Secrecy.

Army bands, which Aftergood says are known to some as “music performance teams”, are the subject of a newly updated field manual dated 7 July 2010. This states: “Bands provide music for ceremonial and morale support within full spectrum operations to sustain warriors and to inspire leaders… Army bands of the 21st century are organized, trained, and equipped to conduct concurrent operations in supporting multiple…

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