Military Band Service (Kazakhstan)

The combined bands on Independence Square in 2014.

The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan in 2017.

The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan (MBS-AFK) (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Қарулы Күштерінің әскери оркестрі қызметі/Russian: Военный Оркестр Службы Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан) is a musical department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, which is respnsible for the organization of military bands in the armed forces. It oversees the development of all the bands of the Kazakh Armed Forces, as well as provides training and guidance to these bands in their activities. The purpose of military bands in the Kazakh Armed Forces is to build patriotism in the military and improve the morale of the troops through the playing of cultural and national songs. The military band service is based on the HQ Band of the Central Asian Military District, which served the area of the Kazakh SSR in the Soviet era. The Central Band of the Ministry of Defense is the seniormost of these bands, with its commander, Major Timur Dzhartibayev, being the Director of Music of the band service.

The following 22 bands make up the MBS-AFK:

• Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
• Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Band of the Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces
• Band of the National Military Patriotic Center of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan
• Corps of Drums of the Astana Zhas Ulan Republican School
• Band of the Regional Command "Astana"
• Band of the Regional Command "East"
• Band of the Regional Command "West"
• Band of the Regional Command "South"
• Central Band of the National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Band of the Military Institute of the National Guard
  • Band of the Regional Command "Ortaly"
  • Band of the Regional Command "Otjustik"
  • Band of the Regional Command "Batys"
  • Band of the Regional Command "Shygys"
  • Band of Military Unit 5513
  • Band of Military Unit 5571
  • Band of Military Unit 6654
  • Band of Military Unit 6655
• Central Band of the Kazakh Air Force
• Central Band of the Kazakh Navy
  • Band of the Aktau Naval Institute
• Band of Civil Defense

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