Sergeant First Class Troy Paolantonio joined The U.S. Army Field Band in 2018. Previous to this assignment, SFC Paolantonio was a fifer and Assistant Drum Major with The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that, he was a flutist with the 2ID Warrior Band. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Catholic University of America, a Master of Music degree from the University of South Florida, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance and Music Education from Florida State University. SFC Paolantonio was Program Chair for the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention in 2019 and 2020. He was a guest artist at the Kentucky Flute Fair in 2017, and at the Hampton Roads Flute Festival in 2019.