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And you can bet your boots the world looks up to U.S. Air Force Blue. To U.S. Air Force Blue! They know where they're goin', they've set their course, the sky's no limit in the Air Force. They took the blue from the skies and a pretty girl's eyes and a touch of Old Glory's hue, And gave it to the men who proudly wear the U.S. Air Force Blue.
Writing in 1974, Richard Grid Powers quoted the lyrics of "The U.S. Air Force Blue" in his description of the organizational imagery and theory of the Air Force, which he described as counter-military, hyper-rationalist, aspiring to a "pure model of bureaucracy", and intentionally obliviating historical references in favor of a vision of the future in which air power was glorified to the ...
"Semper Supra" is named after the U.S. Space Force's official motto, Semper Supra. [1] After the creation of the U.S. Space Force on December 20, 2019, United States Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Sanchez – who researched the mottos of other military branches and chose "Semper Supra" because of both its ease of pronunciation and the alliteration of both the Latin phrase and its English ...
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
It formerly served as the organizational anthem of the Soviet Air Force. [2] The music to the march was composed by Yuli Khayt [ ru ] , while its lyrics were written by Pavel Herman . A German version with the same melody called "Das Berliner Jungarbeiterlied" was used up until the end of the Second World War .
The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala.Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.
The "Royal Air Force March Past" is the official march of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and is used in some other Commonwealth air forces, such as the Royal Canadian Air Force. The original score was completed by Walford Davies in 1918 for the new RAF. It combined the rhythm of the bugle call of the Royal Flying Corps with that of the Royal Naval ...
Robert MacArthur Crawford (July 27, 1899 – March 12, 1961) is known for writing The U.S. Air Force song. He was born in Dawson City, Yukon, and spent his childhood in Fairbanks, Alaska. [1] He graduated high school in 1915 at Chehalis High School [2] in Chehalis, Washington.