Major Vu Nguyen became the Commander and Conductor of the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast in October of 2013. He is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and has served in the Air National Guard since 2001. Major Nguyen holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in instrumental conducting from The University of Washington, where he was a graduate teaching assistant for the wind band program.

Senior Master Sgt. Lindsay Bartlett currently holds the position of Band Superintendent for the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast, 146^th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands AGS, Calif.  As superintendent, she is responsible for day to day supervision and mentorship of band personnel in their conduct of operations, logistics, publicity, resource management, training and readiness.

Master Sergeant Jeff Gould has been with the 562nd since 2003, and assumed leadership of the Jazz Ensemble in 2012. Under his direction, the group's rich tradition of excellence will carry the Air Force message into the 21st Century. 

Sergeant Gould was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Southern California. From University High School in Irvine, he attended UCLA and took a Bachelor of Arts in History. After college, he made a living as a musician and returned to school for formal musical training. Upon completion of his Bachelor of Music Education at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK, Sergeant Gould returned California and began teaching. He has been a music educator at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, and now holds the position of Director of Bands at San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, CA. He is also a candidate for Master of Arts in Trombone Performance at the University of Redlands.

A native of Boston, Massachusetts,  Master Sergeant Daniel C. Plaster was a trumpet player with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony at Boston University and with the Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble at the New England Conservatory of Music. He participated in Massachusetts All-State bands and orchestras as well the All-Eastern Concert Band under Frederick Fennell. Following his graduation from Lexington High School, he was accepted as a member of The United States Army Band, "Pershing's Own" at Ft. Myer, Virginia. There, he performed in ceremonies of state for Presidents Carter and Reagan and toured with the distinguished Herald Trumpets ensemble.