Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the 5 October, the day of the foundation of the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Armed Forces"), the predecessor of the TNI, in 1945, itself a replacement for the "Badan Keamanan Rakyat" ("People's Security Corps") established on 29 August on the same year. Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans. Rouz-e Artesh (English: "Army Day") is celebrated on 18 April, the establishment day of the army. Iraqi Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 January, and marks the anniversary of the
Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China National People's Congress opening ceremony, the Shanghai World Expo and visits of heads of state, and heads of government, as well as military delegations. In January 2016, the Central Band was transformed to its current status as a directly reporting unit of the then newly established Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission from the PLA General Political Department. It is the flagship and most senior band of all the bands within the entire People's Liberation Army, and the centerpiece of the wider Military Band Service of the People's Liberation Army of China, which falls under the direct supervision