Master Sergeant Patrick Brush serves as a trumpet player for the Band of the Pacific Hawaii as of September, 2017.
Joining the Air Force in 2001, MSgt Brush was assigned to the USAF Band of Liberty where he served as a trumpet player. In 2003 he was assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe Band, Sembach AB, Germany where he completed Airman Leadership School. In 2007 he was assigned to the USAF Heartland of American Band and in 2012 he was assigned to the USAF Academy Band at Peterson AFB, CO. In 2017 he was assigned to the USAF Band of the Pacific Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI where he serves as a trumpet player, non-commissioned officer in charge of productions and non-commissioned officer in charge of our jazz and Latin music ensemble, Papana.
Originally from Billings, MT, Sergeant Brush pursued a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelors of Music, Trumpet performance, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
2006 Airman Leadership School, Vogelweh, Germany
2011 Associates Degree, Applied Science, Community College of the Air Force
2015 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Peterson, CO
ASSIGNMENTS
2001 - 2003 USAF Band of Liberty, Hanscom AFB, MA
2003 - 2007 United States Air Forces in Europe Band, Sembach AB, Germany
2007 - 2012 USAF Heartland of America Band, Offutt AFB, NE
2012 - 2017 USAF Academy Band, Peterson AFB, CO
2017 - Present USAF Band of the Pacific-Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI
MAJOR AWARDS
NCO of the Year, 2016, USAF Academy Band, Peterson AFB, CO
Public Affairs NCO of the Year, 2016, USAF Academy Band, Peterson AFB, CO
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Senior Airman 1 Nov 2002
Staff Sergeant 1 Sep 2008
Technical Sergeant 1 Apr 2014
Master Sergeant 1 Sep 2019