Led by Drum Major SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Jack Story members of the US Air Force Reserve Pipe Band from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, escort Distinguished Guests into the Lower West Terrace of the US Capitol for the start of the National Tartan Day Capital Ceremony. Enacted through Legislation authored by US Senator Trent Lott, Tartan Day honors the heritage of Americans of Scottish Descent. The Reserve Pipe Band is one of only two bagpipe bands in the US Armed Forces and is one of the most unique and colorful units in the Air Force. Band members wear uniforms manufactured in Scotland. Their official Tartan was authorized and approved in September 1987 by the Tartan Society in Edinburgh...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Led by Drum Major Senior Master Sergeant Jack Story members of the US Air Force Reserve Pipe Band from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, escort Distinguished Guests into the Lower West Terrace of the US Capitol for the start of the National Tartan Day Capital Ceremony. Enacted through Legislation authored by US Senator Trent Lott, Tartan Day honors the heritage of Americans of Scottish Descent. The Reserve Pipe Band is one of only two bagpipe bands in the US Armed Forces and is one of the most unique and colorful units in the Air Force. Band members wear uniforms manufactured in Scotland. Their official Tartan was authorized and approved in September 1987 by the Tartan Society in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Base: Washington

State: District Of Columbia (DC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files