The Sand Band [SEP] inception
The Sand Band
The Sand Band are a British alternative folk band from Liverpool consisting of songwriter/producer and guitarist David McDonnell, bass guitarist Ben Curtis and Phil Murphy drums.
After playing together for a number of years, McDonnell and Marmion formed The Sand Band in 2009. The band performed at the Liverpool Sound City festival in 2010. Their first album "All Through The Night" was released in January 2011 to a positive critical reaction, being described by "Mojo" in January 2012 as "one of the
components of the 57th Operations Group, placing them all under a single organization. Has trained combat aircrews in adversary threat tactics since its inception.
History Lineage.
- Established as 57th Adversary Tactics Group on 31 Aug 2005
History Assignments.
- 57th Wing, 15 Sep 2005–Present
History Components.
- 64th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–Present
- 65th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–26 September 2014
- 527th Space Aggressor Squadron: 14 Apr 2006–Present
- 547th Intelligence Squadron, 15 Sep 2005–2014
- 57th Adversary Tactics