Armed Forces Salute is scored for piccolo, two flutes, oboe, two clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (three players), piano, and strings. Approximate performance time is four minutes.

A medley of the official songs of the U.S Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

program notes by Ken Meltzer