Trumpeter's first gig is Band's last Independence Day Concert
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Airman 1st Class Mark Oates, trumpet player with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, practices the trumpet for the Independence Day Concert June 21, 2012. Oates is a part of the ensemble, High Flight, a 10-piece rock/popular music group, and is playing in his first and last IDC July 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Tomkins)