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Story by Staff Sgt. Steve Baker, 202nd Army Band
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[caption id="attachment_8948" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kentucky National Guard 202nd Army Band performs at the Freedom Festival in Murray, Ky July 2. (photo by Spc. Jason Green, 202nd Army Band horn player)"]
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky National Guard's 202nd Army Band recently concluded their two week annual training July 10, performing throughout western Kentucky .
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The quality of performances by the unit's Music Performance Teams was exceptional," said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gregory Stepp, 202nd Army Band commander. "Our band members really felt their mission was important and to the thousands of attendees they played for."
The unit’s Musical Performance Teams are segments of the whole concert band that travel and perform for separate venues. The MPTs are able to cover different mission requests and allows the unit flexibility when performance requests are received.
[caption id="attachment_8949" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kentucky National Guard 202nd Army Band performs in Paducah, Ky during their two-week annual training in July 2011. (photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Baker, 202nd Army Band saxophonist)"]
The band performed at 18 different locations for more than 28,000 musical patrons over the course of their annual training.
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