Support Group NCOIC

Sergeant Major Paul Martin (NCOIC)

SGM Martin earned a M.B.A. from Loyola College in Maryland, a B.M.E. from Northwestern University, and studied at the Karlsruhe Musikhochschule in Germany. SGM Martin has served as clarinet soloist with the 33rd Army Band (USAREUR).

Resource Manager

Sergeant Major Michael Culbertson

SGM Michael Culbertson served as soloist and chorus member of The United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Band. SGM Culbertson earned a B.A. at Excelsior University and attended the University of Virginia.

Arrangers

Staff Sergeant Adrian Hernandez

SSG Adrian Hernandez served in the 434th Army Band as a trombonist and staff arranger prior to joining the Field Band. He earned a BM in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Dan Welcher, Kevin Puts, and Donald Grantham. He has also studied with Samuel Adler and Eric Ewazen. SSG Hernandez is a native of Duncanville, TX.

Audio Engineers

Sergeant First Class John Lamirande

SFC John Lamirande served in the 10th Mountain Division Band, 18th Army Band, 77th Army Band, and 1st Armored Division Band. SFC Lamirande attended the Armed Forces School of Music and Cameron University.

Sergeant First Class Michael McLaughlin

SFC McLaughlin earned a B.S. in Aviation Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a A.S. at Troy State University. He is also a Digidesign Certified Pro Tools Operator. SFC McLaughlin served in the 24th Infantry Division Band, the 283rd Army Band, the 79th Army Band, the 1st Armored Division Band, and the Ground Forces Band.

Sergeant First Class Howard Smith

SFC Smith has served with the 101st Airborne Division and the 5th Signal Command. He performed as guitarist and audio technician with the USAEUR band prior to serving with the Field Band.

Staff Sergeant Donald Dillenbeck

SSG Dillenbeck has served as a member of the 434th US Army Signal Corps Band at Fort Gordon and of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium. He previously taught sound reinforcement at the Navy School of Music. SSG Dillenbeck holds a bachelor’s degree in trombone performance from the Crane School of Music and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. A native of Johnson City, New York, he joined the Field Band in 2007.

NCOIC = non-commissioned officer in charge

Librarian

Sergeant First Class Sarah Anderson

SFC Anderson performed for six years with the Soldiers' Chorus and has served as alto soloist with the Lutheran Choir of Chicago and the University Singers of George Washington University. SFC Anderson earned a B.A. at George Washington University and attended the Johannessen International School of the Arts.

Design and Production

Sergeant First Class Erica Russo

SFC Russo earned a M.A. in Musicology at The Ohio State University and a B.A. in Music and Russian at Florida State University. She taught vocal music at the Columbus School for Girls, and performed with the Columbus Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus for three years. SSG Russo is a member of the Vocal Arts Ensemble.

Sergeant First Class Scott C. Vincent

SFC Vincent attended the New England Conservatory of Music and earned a B.M. at Louisiana State University. SFC Vincent performed as principal timpanist with the Newton Symphony Orchestra, and as percussionist with the Baton Rouge, Maryland, and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.