What's Up With The Space Force?

Civics 101

NHPR

Education, History, Supreme Court, American History, Elections, Democracy, Society & Culture, Government, Civics, Politics, Social Studies

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🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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What does the U.S. Space Force do, and why was the nation's newest military branch created?

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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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