Staff Sergeant Erica Ashley Huseby is a vocalist with the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia, Yokota Air Base, Japan. She currently serves as the lead vocalist for both the Final Approach rock band and the Pacific Showcase jazz ensemble. She also leads the Command Support Staff team.
Sergeant Huseby entered the Air Force on 11 August 2020 and deployed from April to July 2022 as the lead vocalist for the AFCENT Band at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to her current assignment, she was stationed at Travis AFB, California, from October 2020 to January 2023.
EDUCATION
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2009 Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
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2012 Master of Education, Secondary English Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
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2017 Master of Arts, Vocal Jazz Performance, Manhattan School of Music, New York, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS
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Oct 2020 – Jan 2023, Vocalist, Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, Calif.
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Jan 2023 – Present, Vocalist, Band of the Pacific-Asia, Yokota AB, Japan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
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Air and Space Achievement Medal
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Air and Space Training Ribbon
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National Defense Service Medal
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
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Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
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Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
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Musician of the Quarter, 1st Quarter 2021, Band of the Golden West
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Musician of the Quarter, 2nd Quarter 2023, Band of the Pacific-Asia
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John L. Levitow Award, ALS, Yokota AB
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
(Current as of June 2025)