query: military_branch john r. bourgeois
supports: Colonel John R. Bourgeois was a conductor of the United States Marine Band from 1979 to 1996 , as well as esteemed composer / arranger of American music . Bourgeois also currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Sinfonia Educational Foundation . He was initiated as an honorary member of the Zeta Pi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity at Loyola University in 1956 , and as a member of the Fraternity 's Alpha Alpha National Honorary Chapter in 1997 . He was the Fraternity 's 2000 recipient of the Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award , presented at its national convention in Dallas , Texas . The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection, using the mobility of the United States Navy, by Congressional mandate, to deliver rapidly, combined-arms task forces on land, at sea, and in the air. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the four armed service branches in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. armed forces, is a Marine Corps general. The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States. Today, the Marine Band also includes the Marine Chamber Orchestra and Marine Chamber Ensembles. United States military bands include musical ensembles maintained by the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Coast Guard. More broadly, they can also include musical ensembles of other federal and state uniformed services, including the Public Health Service and NOAA Corps, the state defense forces, and the senior military colleges.
candidates: navy united states army united states marine corps united states navy
answer: united states marine corps