Somebody might have been watching some Marvel. The U.S. Space Force, a 1-year-old branch of the armed forces, rolled out a new name for its members on Friday: “Guardians.” Vice President Mike Pence announced the name in a news conference celebrating the service’s anniversary. “Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Guardians will be defending our nation for generations to come,” he said. The new moniker evokes the “Guardians of the Galaxy” superhero film franchise from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the U.S. Space Force pointed elsewhere in a statement that described the roots of the monik…
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