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News from the NOS•today, 12:52
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It looks like a fantasy from the Netflix comedy Space force, but it’s the reality: the space branch of the US military has its own anthem. The music and lyrics of Always Supra (always above) were presented at a conference in Maryland.
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All branches of the US military have their own song. So was the Marine Corps Anthem of the marinesthe forces of earth sing The army goes on and even the uniformed health service goes on The march of the US public health service.
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So there was already a hymn for the new member of the army tribe: the Space Force, which was created by President Trump and in which all the space activities of the American defense were brought together. While the Space Force is indeed an important part of the US military, some on social media were jokingly hoping that Imperial March from Star Wars.
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But it became a song written by two veterans:
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Lyrics sung with swagger such as Boldly reaching out into space, there is no limit to our sky (“We reach space without fear, our sky knows no bounds”) can count on scorn reactions on Twitter and other social media. “Why does it sound like it was written by a school band for the local football team?” someone asks. Another falls on the sentence Watching both night and dayand gently note that there is no day and night in space.
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Green-brown camouflage
This isn’t the first time Space Force has dealt with raised eyebrows. Shortly after the formation of the army unit in 2019, there was a hype about camouflage uniforms that space forces soldiers should wear: the green-brown camouflage print, which is functional on the ground, seemed to offer little benefit in space. . The uniform was later adapted.
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