Musician Seaman Banri Hoshi, a bassoon instrumentalist

Musician Seaman Banri Hoshi, a bassoon instrumentalist assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band (USFFB), poses for a photograph onboard Naval Station Norfolk. Hoshi transferred to USFFB after successfully completing the basic music course at the U.S. Naval School of Music. The band, the musical representative for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, provides support for ships, military bases, foreign dignitaries, and community events through the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio River Valley areas of the United States, and also regularly deploys to Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 2nd Class Sandra Herrera)