 The band emulates the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the 5 bands of the Royal Marines Band Service.The Brass Band performs at many important events every year, ant is considered and integral state funerals, state arrival ceremonies, state dinners, parades, and other social events.Although it is a naval band in the Namibian Navy, it is a separate unit from the navy's flagship ensemble, the Namibian Navy Band.