Thanks, I Hate It: Space Force Now Has an Anthem

Space Force, the sixth and latest department of the United States Armed Forces, formally has a theme track. The track is known as “Semper Supra” and debuted this morning on the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Maryland.

We’re in fact not speaking in regards to the cancelled Netflix sequence, however the youngest member of the United States Armed Forces, which was established in 2019 when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into regulation—as an impartial physique previously a part of the Air Force. Since then, Space Force has been going by means of the motions of branding itself, like revealing its official uniform logos, and now an official theme track. The track is known as “Semper Supra,” which is Latin for “always above,” and debuted on the 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland at present.

The lyrics, as heard right here in a video posted to Twitter by Defense News reporter Stephen Losey, learn:

We’re the mighty watchful eye,

Guardians past the blue,

The invisible entrance line,

Warfighters courageous and true.

Boldly reaching into house,

There’s no restrict to our sky.

Standing guard each night time and day,

We’re the Space Force from on excessive.

I assume I’ll be the one to say it: It’s a tad dystopic. The refrain of vocals singing of a “mighty watchful eye” and an “invisible front line” feels just like the indoctrination chant of a post-apocalyptic society from a 1980’s sci-fi film. James Teachenor, a former member of the U.S. Air Force Band, and Chief of Space Operations General John “Jay” Raymond started writing the lyrics, melody, and composition of the track in 2019.

“The song was a long work in progress because I wanted it to encompass all the capabilities that the Space Force offers and its vision,” mentioned Teachenor in an Air Force press release. “Our traditions are part of the fabric that weave us all together as we execute our missions side-by-side; I will be proud to sing ‘Semper Supra’ alongside my fellow Guardians,” Raymond mentioned.

For what it’s value, the track may be very on model with different Armed Forces tunes like The Army Goes Rolling Along and The Marines’ Hymn. These all feels reduce from the fabric of a Fourth of July Celebration in the course of the 50’s, and “Semper Supra” too is a track seemingly impressed by America’s heyday.