ATP 1-19 — Army Bands
ATP 1-19 governs Army Bands support to Army operations, including missions, internal operations, structure, allocation, and stationing guidance.
- Publication number: ATP 1-19
- Title: ARMY BANDS
- Date: 07/28/2021
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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ATP 1-19 covers Army Bands missions, functions, strategic goals, operational planning, mission support plans, training, and critical function areas. It describes Army Bands structure and provides rules of allocation and stationing guidance for standard requirement code 02 Army Bands.
Topics covered
- Army Bands missions and functions
- Strategic goals of Army Bands
- Music support plans
- Operational effectiveness
- Band critical function areas
- Army Bands structure
- Rules of allocation and stationing guidance
Questions and answers
What is the mission of Army Bands?
The mission of Army Bands is to promote the Army and our national interests, enable commanders to shape the environment to accomplish their mission, and set the conditions that lead to trust and confidence in Americas Army and its readiness to conduct operations in peacetime, conflict, and war. (paragraph 1-2)
How do Army Bands support deployed Soldiers and host-nation populations?
Army Bands provide support to the deployed force by tailoring or adjusting the type of support that is appropriate to military operations. Music instills the will to fight and win in our Soldiers, fosters the support of our citizens, and promotes Americas interests at home and abroad. (paragraph 1-26)
How are Army Bands connected to the sustainment warfighting function?
Army Bands operations is a subordinate key function of human resources (HR) support. HR is nested within personnel services and aligned under the sustainment warfighting function. (paragraph 1-25)
How does the band training section schedule physical readiness training?
Soldiers assigned to the band training section oversee the scheduling of unit physical readiness training in accordance with FM 7-22 and ATP 7-22.02. (paragraph 2-107)
What support do special bands provide?
Special bands provide musical support to the MDW, the U.S. Military Academy, DOD, and other governmental and civic activities in the National Capital Region. Special bands represent the Army and the United States at major local, regional, national, and international events as directed by the DOD and Headquarters, Department of the Army and support the national strategic outreach objectives of the Army. (paragraph 3-5)