The 530th Air Force Band supports global Air Force and Air National Guard missions by providing musical services and fostering patriotism. In 2011, the band performed in several states but primarily served communities in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. However, that year the band was informed that it would be deactivated along with five other Air National Guard bands as early as October 2012.

1. 530th Air Force Band a small group for deployment. The
Air Guard Bands rotate units in
The 530th Air Force Band (“Band coordination with their active duty
of the South”) supports global counterpart to have a continuing
Air Force and Air National Guard presence in the Gulf Area. The band
missions by fostering patriotism and had nine functioning sub units that
providing musical services for the helped to meet mission requests in
military community as well as the five states including performances in
general public. Ashville, N.C.; Virginia Beach, Va.;
The unit performs for audiences all Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; Amelia Island,
over the world, although it primarily Fa.; and many locations in Georgia. 11-Alive’s “Rachel’s Challenge.”
serves communities throughout The band helped to dedicate In September, the unit received
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North the new Joint Force Headquarters information that the 530th Band and
Carolina and South Carolina. building at Clay National Guard five other Air National Guard Bands
2011 was quite eventful for the Center and was broadcast in the would be deactivated possibly as
530th. The band started to prepare Atlanta area while supporting early as October 2012.
Combat Readiness maintenance or construction projects
within a few steps of Air National
The CRTC serves as the base of
operations for conferences impacting
Training Center Guard fighter pilots determining the thousands of military personnel.
methodology of their most recent air These conferences may be held at
The multilateral responsibility battle using the Air Combat Training a fraction of the cost of civilian
of the Combat Readiness Training System. convention centers while providing
Center (CRTC) and its assigned The CRTC manages fighter the same level of service.
Airmen is to provide the most realistic sorties flying in and out of the In FY 2011, the number
training environment possible for Townsend Bombing Range, using of personnel training at the CRTC
today’s war fighter. This mission LINK-16 and SADL to gain air war rose to 15,493, accounting for
encompasses a variety of tasks. management and superiority. CRTC more than 100,000 actual training
Facilitating the multifaceted personnel facilitate the training of days being utilized and more than
training requirements of its myriad Joint Terminal Air Controllers in 67,000 meals getting served in the
of military clients, the Georgia Air laser guidance of air-based weapons dining facility. Savannah’s Combat
National Guard’s Combat Readiness systems. Intrinsic yet challenging Readiness Training Center continues
Training Center continues its ever- classroom and scenario training on the its distinguished reputation for
expanding, ever-evolving mission. latest communications and computer providing a perpetually safe training
At any given time, one might find equipment is also a responsibility of environment for today’s war-tasked
Canadian Civil Engineers working the CRTC. peacekeepers.
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