What's Up With The Space Force?

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Many Americans were taken by surprise when a whole new branch of the military - the U.S. Space Force - was launched during the Trump administration. But this branch of the military wasn't created on a whim, and its mission is more complicated than you might expect. On this episode, we unpack the history of the militarization of space, the creation of the Space Force, and ask the question: is it here to stay? Our guest is Dr. Wendy Whitman Cobb, Associate Professor of Strategy and Security Studies at US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO CIVICS 101 - WE CAN'T MAKE THE SHOW WITHOUT LISTENERS LIKE YOU! CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hannah, did you know that each branch of the military has its own theme song?
0:05.7	Yeah, they also have their own marching bands.
0:07.7	Yes, six marching bands here.
0:09.6	And I'm going to do a little quiz, Hannah.
0:12.0	Guess which branch this song belongs to?
0:14.8	That's okay.
0:22.1	Yeah, that one's the Marines.
0:23.3	It's very recognizable.
0:24.3	Yeah, it's the United States Marine Corps him.
0:26.6	How about this one?
0:27.6	I believe it or not, I used to sing this a lot with my friends.
0:38.0	It's very popular in chorus.
0:39.2	It's very, that's the Navy.
0:40.8	Yeah, you got it.
0:42.3	The name of it is Enkers Away.
0:44.9	And here's the last one.
0:48.9	Ooh, well, it sounds like it's the Coast Guard.
0:59.3	No.
1:00.3	Is that the Army?
1:01.3	Wrong.
1:02.3	I'm going to give you a hint.
1:03.7	The name of the song is Semper Supra, which is Latin for always above.
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