| Military Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia | |
|---|---|
| Монгол Улсын Зэвсэгт хүчний жанжин штабын цэргийн бааз | |
 Mongolian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Tumurbat Tsedensodnom leads the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band and the MAF Band during a public concert at Sukhbaatar Square in 2010. | |
| Active | 1950 |
| Country |
 Mongolia |
| Branch | Mongolian General Purpose Force |
| Type | Military Band |
| Part of | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia |
| Band Headquarters | Ulaanbaatar |
| Nickname(s) | MAF Band |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Chojilzhav Gansukh (Senior Director of Music) |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant Colonel Tumurbat Tsedensodnom |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem | File:MAF Bamd Emblem.jpg |
The Military Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia (also known as the Band of the Armed Forces of Mongolia or the MAF Band) is the main military band of the Armed Forces of Mongolia. The band was formed in 1950 and began as the foremost musical group of the Mongolian People's Army. It participates in receptions dedicated to state holidays, parades, and accompanies the visits of heads of state and government to Mongolia. Since 2015, the band has been led by Colonel Chojilzhav Gansukh.[1][2][3]
Events[]
Domestic[]
- Annual Mongolian State Flag Day parades on Sükhbaatar Square
- Ceremonial activities with the Mongolian State Honor Guard during State visits by heads of state and government to Mongolia
- Public concerts in the country (sometimes with the Military Music College of Mongolia)
Foreign[]
- The Amur Waves International Military Bands Festival in Khabarovsk, Russia (2016)[4][5]
- International Festival in Jihae, South Korea (2016)
- Spasskaya International Tattoo in Moscow, Russia (2015)
- Edinburgh Tattoo in Edinburgh, Scotland (2013)
Gallery of events[]
A poster with the band's name in Russian.
The band in its traditional uniform.
See also[]
- Mongolian Armed Forces
- Mongolian General Purpose Force
- Mongolian Air Force
- Military band
- Mongolian State Honor Guard
- Mongolian State Flag Day
- Mongolian People's Army
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ "Центральный военный оркестр Вооруженных сил Монголии". https://amur-waves.ru/ru/participants/2017/centralnyj-voennyj-orkestr-vooruzhennyh-sil-mongolii. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ "Сводный военный оркестр гарнизона Улан-Батора (Монголия) — Сахалинская филармония". http://sakhfilarmonia.ru/filarmonia/sahalinskiy-mezhdunarodnyiy-festival-voennyih-orkestrov/uchastniki-2017/2009-god/2017-god/obraztsovo-pokazatelnyiy-orkestr-generalnogo-shtaba-vooruzhennyih-sil-mongolii/. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ "В "Спасской башне" примет участие военный оркестр Вооруженных сил Монголии" (in ru). РИА Новости. 2016-07-15. https://ria.ru/spasskaya_participants/20160715/1466803954.html. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ https://www.dvnovosti.ru/khab/2014/05/25/20702/
- ↑ https://m.tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201405300432-n4bg.htm/amp/
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