Colonel Bruce R. Pulver hails from Melbourne, Fla.. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied conducting with Dr. Thomas Fraschillo, and a Master of Music Education degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., where he studied with Dennis Zeisler.

Colonel Pulver has served the Nation in uniform for over 30 years. He has represented the Army in 37 countries and territories around the world, as well as in 44 of the contiguous U.S. States, plus Hawaii and Alaska.

As Leader and Commander of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Colonel Pulver regularly performs for Presidential events at the White House, Congressional events at the U.S. Capitol, for Senior Military Leaders at the Pentagon, and Memorial services and ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. He led “Pershing’s Own” in historic events, including the State Funeral for President Jimmy Carter, the 60th Presidential Inauguration, the NATO 75th Anniversary Summit, and the Army’s 250th Birthday.

From 2008-2012, Colonel Pulver was Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Field Band. During his tenure there, he performed on over a dozen national tours, at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, at the American Bandmasters Association, in a joint 4th of July concert with the Boston Pops, and at the 56th Presidential Inauguration.

From 2012-2015, Colonel Pulver commanded the U.S. Army Europe Band & Chorus in Germany. In that capacity, he performed for major international events across the European continent, including the 70th Anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.

From 2015-2022, Colonel Pulver served as Commandant of the U.S. Army School of Music. There, he led the Staff & Faculty in developing and delivering training to over 3,000 new Soldiers in the Active Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard, as well as NCO and Officer advanced courses. In 2021, Colonel Pulver was named Chief of Army Bands, responsible for overseeing all Army Bands worldwide.

Colonel Pulver has been awarded the Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, and numerous other military decorations, including the NATO Medal, the National Defense Medal with Bronze Service Star, the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. Additionally, he has earned the Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, and German Schützenschnur Marksmanship Badge in Gold.

Before entering military service, he taught in the Mississippi public schools as a high school and middle school band and choral director.

Colonel Pulver is a member of the National Band Association and previously served on the Executive Council as the Military Bands Representative. He is a recipient of the Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence, awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, and was inducted in 2024 into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.

Command Sergeant Major Marlisa del Cid Woods was appointed the sixth Command Sergeant Major of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in May 2024.

Woods began studying the violin at age four through the Suzuki method. Born in Honduras, she was raised in the DC Area and continued her musical training during high school through the National Symphony Youth Fellowship Program. She joined "Pershing’s Own" in 2000 upon completion of her master’s and bachelor’s degrees with academic honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Prior to her appointment as CSM, Woods was the Group Leader of The U.S. Army Strings and the NCOIC of The U.S. Army Orchestra, leading performances for National and International heads of state and our nation’s top military leadership. She performs bluegrass, folk, and country fiddle in a specialty group within The U.S. Army Band called Country Roads, which has delighted audiences of over 4 million in live performances and on YouTube. Woods has performed with some of the world’s finest ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, has appeared as concertmaster and soloist with the Alexandria Symphony, and has been a frequent soloist with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra. On baroque violin, Woods has performed with the National Cathedral Orchestra, The Thirteen, Bach Sinfonia, Apollo’s Fire, Opera Lafayette, Harmonious Blacksmith, and has performed as soloist and concertmaster with Washington Bach Consort. Woods can be heard on the Electra, Lyrichord, and Dorian labels and is a favorite featured soloist on The U.S. Army Band’s YouTube channel.

In late 2021, upon pinning on the rank of SGM, Woods became NCOIC of the band's successful Leader Professional Development program. Her military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with three bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with four bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with one silver and two bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, and the National Defense Service Medal. In 2008, she earned the German Schützenschnur (Marksmanship) badge.

Major Aaron Morris serves as the Deputy Commander of The U.S. Army Band, as well as the Associate Conductor and Officer in Charge of the Army Ceremonial Band, the Army Herald Trumpets, and the U.S. Army Strings. He is also the Officer in Charge of the Army Band Support Element. A native of Finksburg, Maryland, he holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from the University of Maryland, a Master of Music Education from Old Dominion University, and a Master of Operational Studies from the Command and General Staff College. He is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. His previous teachers and mentors include Dale Underwood, Dennis Zeisler, and Dr. Nancy Klein.

Major Morris began his military career in 2005 as a saxophonist with the 257th Army National Guard Band in Washington, D.C. In 2007, he joined the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Band at Fort Monroe, Virginia. While assigned to the TRADOC Band, he was the first awardee of the Army Bands Soldier of the Year Award.

Major Morris received his commission in 2009 from the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate. He was then assigned to the Army School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia, where he served as Executive Officer. He later served at the Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), G-1 as the Staff Bands Officer, at the FORSCOM Headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In this position, he was responsible for the evaluation and support of all aspects pertaining to the 76 FORSCOM Army Music Units. Major Morris then served as the Executive Officer of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Band and Chorus. During his tenure with the USAREUR Band and Chorus, the unit performed in over 25 countries for over 250 million people. Some highlights of his time with the unit include organizing and leading the NATO Saxophone Ensemble at the 2015 World Saxophone Congress, performing at the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and leading the Soldiers' Chorus in performances in Kyiv, Ukraine. Major Morris was then in command of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Band at Fort Benning, Georgia. During his time there, the MCoE Band was utilized as the main community engagement tool for the command and made frequent radio and TV appearances, including performing on Fox NFL Sunday.

Major Morris’ military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (five Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Overseas Service Ribbon. Major Morris also holds an Additional Skill Identifier as an Information Operations Planner.

Captain Bonnie Alger is the Officer in Charge of The U.S. Army Chorus, the first female director in the ensemble’s history. A native of New Milford, Connecticut, she holds a doctorate in conducting from the University of Maryland - College Park, where she was a graduate assistant in the orchestra program and performing arts center. While at Maryland she sang with the University of Maryland Concert Choir in performances with the Baltimore and National Symphony Orchestras. Alger also holds a master’s degree in music education from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in conducting from the University of Northern Iowa, and a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University. Her dissertation focuses on the history and culture of women’s orchestras outside of the United States.

Alger has led performances with The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” at Fort Myer, Virginia; The United States Army Field Band at Fort Meade, Maryland; and the Training and Doctrine Command Band at Fort Eustis, Virginia. She previously served as Executive Officer for the 1st Cavalry Division Band at Fort Hood, Texas.

Prior to joining the Army, Alger maintained an active schedule as a freelance conductor, singer, violinist, clinician, educator, and arts administrator throughout the D.C. metro area, the Midwest, and Los Angeles. She also spent two years as the Director of Choral Activities at GEMS American Academy in Abu Dhabi, where her students were invited to sing at an international honor choir festival in Stavanger, Norway, as well as participate in collaborations with Philadelphia-based Orchestra 2001 and the legendary recording artist Quincy Jones. She has served as both a cover conductor and music librarian for the National Symphony Orchestra, an adjudicator for the Association of Music in International Schools, and a clinician for universities and high schools across the United States.

First Lieutenant Bernardo Miethe assumed duties as Associate Conductor with The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in July 2025. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Executive Officer of the Training and Doctrine Command Band from July 2023 to June 2025. Prior to earning his commission, Miethe enlisted in the Army in 2020 and served as a flute player and Sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division Band and Chorus. A native of Valencia, Venezuela, Miethe moved to the United States in 2006 to attend college. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi under Dr. Danilo Mezzadri, and a master’s degree in Band Conducting from the same institution under Dr. Thomas Fraschillo. He also earned a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting with a minor in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University, studying with Carlos Riazuelo and Dr. John Dickson, respectively.

Miethe’s military education includes: Air Assault, Combat Lifesaver, CBRN Defense, Officer Candidate School, Basic Officer Leader Course, Basic Leader’s Course (Commandant’s List), Advance Individual Training (Commandant’s List), and Basic Skills Education Program. In the future, he hopes to attend Airborne, Pathfinder, and Sapper Schools and earn the Expert Soldier Badge.

His military awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster), the Army Achievement Medal (four oak leaf clusters), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, The U.S. Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Luxembourg International March of Diekirch Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Air Assault Badge, the Bronze Norwegian Ruck March Badge, and the Gold German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Becker hails from Folsom, California and joined the Army in 2004 after studying German and chemistry at California State University Long Beach. He was first assigned to the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, where he soon deployed to Iraq for 16 months as a civil affairs representative. Upon returning to Alaska, he joined the 9th Army Band for on-the-job training as a flutist, having played since the age of seven. In 2009 he completed Advanced Individual Training at Little Creek Joint Expeditionary Base in Norfolk, VA to begin his career as an Army Musician. He then served as an Army Musician at the 2nd Infantry Division Band on Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu, South Korea, the US Army Europe Band and Chorus in the cities of Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern, Germany, and the 323rd Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own” at Fort Sam Houston, TX.
 
In 2017 at the rank of Sergeant First Class, he was selected as the only active-duty Warrant Officer Bandmaster chosen Army-wide in three years. He first commanded the 399th Army Band for 33 months at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he was named Training and Doctrine Command’s Adjutant General Regimental Warrant Officer of the Year in 2020. He then commanded the 4th Infantry Division Band on Fort Carson, Colorado for 33 months before joining The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” on Fort Myer, VA.
 
His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4th award), Army Commendation Medal (6th award), Army Achievement Medal (5th award), the Iraqi Campaign Medal (two campaigns) and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold).
 
Chief Becker has been a musician for close to 40 years and holds a B.A. in German with a minor in chemistry from California State University Long Beach.