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Trump, Unveiling Space Force Flag, Touts What He Calls New 'Super Duper Missile'

President Trump held a ceremony with senior defense officials to unfurl the official flag of the Space Force and boasted about what he called powerful new American weapons.
U.S. Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor CMSgt Roger Towberman, standing with President Trump, presents the Space Force Flag in the Oval Office on March 15.

President Trump held an Oval Office ceremony Friday to sign the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation and unveil the official flag of the Space Force, the newest military branch.

Standing alongside senior leaders of the military, Trump called the unfurling a "very special moment."

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