Music to their ears
Maj. Richard Mench conducts the musical piece "Overture to Nabucco" during an Oct. 17 performance at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Major Mench is commander of the Air Force Band of the Golden West. The Band of the Golden West, from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is the only active duty Air Force band west of the Rocky Mountains. They are scheduled to perform five free concerts in the Las Vegas community. The band supports 10 active duty Air Force bases, five Air Force Reserve wings and five recruiting squadrons in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada with more than 500 annual performances. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)