Senior Airman Colby T Fahrenbacher Senior Airman Colby Fahrenbacher, tubist, is a native of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Tuba Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with Mark Moore. In 2012, SrA Fahrenbacher joined the US Air Force and was assigned to the USAF Heritage of America Band, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He was reassigned to the US Air Forces in Europe Band, Ramstein AB, Germany in 2015. EDUCATION: Bachelors of Music in Tuba Performance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Masters of Music in Tuba Performance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ASSIGNMENTS July 2012: USAF Heritage of America Band, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA June 2015: US Air Forces in Europe Band, Ramstein AB, Germany DECORATIONS Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Force Training Ribbon OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2013 Airman of the Quarter, 4th Quarter - USAF Heritage of America Band EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Senior Airman 1 October 2014