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DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums Celebrate 25 Years
As DEA honors Police Week 2026, we also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the time-honored tradition of the DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums.
This esteemed group was established in 2001. After learning non-DEA employees were performing at sacred events such as the DEA Memorial Service, six DEA Special Agents took it upon themselves to assemble a team of our own to perform this important duty. Their first performance was at the 2002 DEA Memorial Service, and they have returned every year since.
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The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to ensure the safety and health of American communities by combating criminal drug networks bringing harm, violence, overdoses, and poisonings to the United States. To accomplish this mission, the DEA employs approximately 10,000 personnel throughout the world – Special Agents, Diversion Investigators, Intelligence Analysts, Chemists, and professional staff – across 241 domestic offices in 23 Divisions and 93 foreign offices across the globe.
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