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U. S. Air Force Airman First Class Alan Matteri, a trumpet player for the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, jots down a note on a sheet of music during a Travis Brass Quintet rehearsal, Aug. 7, 2017, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba.

U. S. Air Force Airman First Class Alan Matteri, a trumpet player for the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, jots down a note on a sheet of music during a Travis Brass Quintet rehearsal, Aug. 7, 2017, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba.

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers (left), Travis Brass Quintet noncommissioned officer in charge and Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, both horn players for the Travis Brass Quintet, rehearse with other members of the quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba.

U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers (left), Travis Brass Quintet noncommissioned officer in charge and Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, both horn players for the Travis Brass Quintet, rehearse with other members of the quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba.

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lee Jarzembak, a tuba player for the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, jots down a note on a sheet of music during a Travis Brass Quintet rehearsal Aug. 7, 2017 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

U. S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lee Jarzembak, a tuba player for the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, jots down a note on a sheet of music during a Travis Brass Quintet rehearsal Aug. 7, 2017 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, plays a French horn during rehearsal with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet made is up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, plays a French horn during rehearsal with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet made is up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, plays a French horn during rehearsal with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet made is up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Nebel, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, plays a French horn during rehearsal with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet made is up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers, Travis Brass Quintet noncommissioned officer in charge, plays trumpet during a rehearsal, Aug. 7, 2017 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers, Travis Brass Quintet noncommissioned officer in charge, plays trumpet during a rehearsal, Aug. 7, 2017 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

Photo by Heide Couch

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman James Wright, a trombonist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, rehearses with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman James Wright, a trombonist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, rehearses with other members of the Travis Brass Quintet at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2017. One of the cornerstone ensembles for the U. S. Band of the Golden West, Travis Brass has been delighting audiences in the Western U.S. for several decades. The brass quintet is made up of two trumpets, a horn, a trombone and a tuba. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Heide Couch)

Photo by Heide Couch

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A four-ship formation flies over the Air Fore Memorial during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

A four-ship formation flies over the Air Fore Memorial during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

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Air Force Bandsman Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Carson performs in honor of the Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

Air Force Bandsman Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Carson performs in honor of the Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Members of the Air Force Band perform during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Members of the Air Force Band perform during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Members of the 2016 Portraits in Courage Airmen attend the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in their honor, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Members of the 2016 Portraits in Courage Airmen attend the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in their honor, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honor Portraits in Courage Airmen after the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honor Portraits in Courage Airmen after the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

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Members of the Air Force Band perform during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Members of the Air Force Band perform during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Photo by Scott M. Ash

Members of the 2016 Portraits in Courage Airmen attend the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in their honor, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Members of the 2016 Portraits in Courage Airmen attend the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in their honor, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Photo by Scott M. Ash

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein honors Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Photo by Scott M. Ash

A four-ship formation flies over the Air Fore Memorial during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

A four-ship formation flies over the Air Fore Memorial during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, performed by the Air Force Band, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

Photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank

Air Force Bandsman Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Carson performs in honor of the Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

Air Force Bandsman Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Carson performs in honor of the Portraits in Courage Airmen during the final 2017 Heritage to Horizons summer concert series, in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2017. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rusty Frank)

Photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank

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