▁After ▁we aring ▁various ▁uniform s ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁particularly ▁those ▁with ▁a ▁military - style , ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁using ▁basic , ▁un ad orn ed ▁Tro jan - style ▁hel m ets ▁and ▁uniform s ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁T MB ▁adopted ▁" Con quest ", ▁a ▁song ▁composed ▁by ▁Alfred ▁New man ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Captain ▁from ▁Cast ile ▁as ▁a ▁victory ▁march . ▁ ▁The ▁T MB ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁trip ▁outside ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁US C - O regon ▁game ▁that ▁the ▁Tro j ans ▁would ▁win , ▁ 2 4 – 1 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁T MB ▁tr ump et ▁al umn us ▁Her b ▁Al pert ▁won ▁three ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Record ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Bart ner ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁began ▁sh aping ▁the ▁band ▁into ▁its ▁current ▁form . ▁ ▁Women ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁more ▁uniform ▁changes , ▁the ▁T MB ▁began ▁using ▁more ▁elaborate ▁Tro jan ▁hel m ets ▁with ▁br ush es , ▁vis ors , ▁and ▁ear ▁f laps ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁T MB ▁began