▁festiv als ▁and ▁military ▁t atto os ▁held ▁on ▁Turk men ▁and ▁foreign ▁soil . ▁ ▁Hol id ays ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁Def ender ▁of ▁the ▁Mother land ▁Day ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁State ▁Flag ▁Day ▁ ▁May ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Vict ory ▁Day ▁ ▁October ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁Par ade ▁ ▁Inst rument ion ▁▁ ▁The ▁combined ▁bands , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁individual ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁are ▁different ▁from ▁their ▁Russian ▁and ▁Central ▁Asian ▁counter parts ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁put ▁wind ▁instruments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Clar inet ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁whereas ▁other ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁prior it izes ▁tr ump ets ▁over ▁others . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁U . S . ▁college ▁bands , ▁the ▁band ▁maintain s ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mus icians ▁with ▁Ten or ▁drums ▁and ▁C ym bal ▁who ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁a ▁formation ▁similar ▁to ▁Dr um lines . ▁Other ▁than ▁traditional ▁br ass ▁and ▁wind ▁instruments , ▁the ▁band ▁also ▁uses ▁traditional ▁Turk men ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁D ut ar ▁and ▁the ▁G ij ak . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁music ▁that ▁the ▁service ▁util izes ▁includes ▁the ▁President ial ▁F an fare , ▁Ni y az ov ' s ▁Hon our ▁March ▁and ▁S low ▁March ▁of ▁the ▁Turk men ▁Flag ▁( us ually ▁played ▁during ▁military