Supply Clerk Corporal Niala Banks of Fort Hood, Texas was assigned to “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in July 2024.
Cpl. Banks played clarinet for 11 years and tenor saxophone for 4 years. She graduated from Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, N.C. in 2020 before enlisting in the Marine Corps. After completing recruit training at MCRD Parris Island in 2022, she attended Ground Supply School at Camp Johnson in Jacksonville, N.C. and was also stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Cpl. Banks then received orders to Marine Barracks Washington D.C. with “The President’s Own.”
As a supply clerk, Cpl. Banks assists in general supply operations, which includes warehousing, packaging, and purchasing for the Marine Band.