Staff Seargent Clare Hogan is a trumpet player at the Air Force Band of Mid-America stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She performs with Airlifter Brass, Concert Band, and Ceremonial Marching Band.
SSgt Hogan entered the Air Force in April 2020 and was assigned to Band of the West at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Prior to her current position, she was the music director of Five Star Brass at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2016 Bachelor of Music Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018 Master of Music, Baylor University, Waco, TX
ASSIGNMENTS
- April 2020– September 2021, Trumpet, USAF Band of the West, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- September 2021 – August 2024, Trumpet, US Air Forces in Europe Band, Ramstein AB, DE
- August 2024 – present, Trumpet, USAF Band of Mid-America, Scott AFB, IL
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class, April 4, 2020
Senior Airman, June 4 2021
Staff Seargent, April 1 2025
(Current as of April 2025)