Tech. Sgt. Sam Cliff, left, and Senior Airman Rich McMaster of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass play their trumpets during a performance at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Tech. Sgt. Bill Granger of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass straps on his tuba harness to play for students at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Senior Airman George Father of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass prepares his trombone before playing for students at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass perform for students at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble is part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Students and faculty at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, applaud the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass board a plane in Bethel, Alaska, to travel to a performance in Mountain Village March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass perform for students at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble is part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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Staff Sgt. Troy Griffin of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific's Alaska Brass speaks with schoolchildren after a performance at Ignatius Beans Sr. School in Mountain Village, Alaska, March 11. The concert of the five-piece brass and percussion ensemble was part of Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led medical readiness exercise providing no-cost health care and veterinary support to 12 villages in Western Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

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AF's Alaska Brass delight students of Mountain Village

Published March 13, 2009