Senior Airmen (SrA) Victoria Parke serves as a vocalist in the United States Air Force (USAF) Heritage of America Band. Hailing from Washington D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland, she graduated from Paint Branch High school with a focus on music and theater. She first began her musical studies at the D.C. Youth Orchestra program playing classical flute, to later pick up the alto saxophone and study at the Jazz Academy of Music.
During her studies at the D.C. Youth Orchestra program and the Jazz Academy of Music, she performed for a holiday gala at the White House for former President Barack Obama, and has played with world-renowned jazz musicians Wynton, Branford, and Delfeayo Marsalis.
SrA Parke enlisted in 2018 as a ground transman in the 366 Logistics Readiness Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. During that time, she completed over 1.2K missions, as well as a stateside deployment to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey in support of Operation Allies Welcome in 2021, for which she was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal. She then retrained into the USAF Heritage of America band in 2024 as a vocalist, where she deployed to Al Udied Air Base, Qatar and executed missions in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield.
EDUCATION
2015, High School Diploma, Paint Branch High School
ASSIGNMENTS
1. 366 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho (August 2018-January 2024
2. 355 Air Expeditionary Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey (September 2021-November 2021)
3. US Air Forces Central Command Band, Al Udied Air Base, Qatar (April 2024-July 2024)
4. US Heritage of America Band, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia (January 2024- Present)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
AF Good Conduct Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Air and Space Longevity Award
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airmen Basic, 1 May 2018
Airmen First Class, 22 June 2018
Senior Airmen, 22 October 2020
(Current as of February 2025)