(Mike Kaplan/Air Force) For more than eight decades, American airmen have belted out what is now known as the U.S. Air Force Song at graduations, ceremonies, Memorial Day celebrations and bars.

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets dance and sing fight songs in the stadium tunnel before a football game versus San Jose State in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 27, 2019.

Airmen stand at attention during a retreat ceremony March 30, 2018, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. An all-female formation was coordinated in honor of Women’s History Month, which brings attention ...

Members from Team Moody sing the Air Force Song during an Airmen Leadership School graduation, June 21, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt) ...

February 28, 2020 / 3:15 PM MST / CBS Colorado COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Air Force changed lyrics in its service anthem by dropping gender references that exclude women.

The U.S. Air Force changed lyrics in its service anthem by dropping gender references that exclude women. The change announced Thursday by the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. David Goldfein, is ...

Air Force Falcons line up for their song before they celebrate their victory over the University of Wyoming Cowboys football team at Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy in ...

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver) And while that may be the intent, the song still seems to have those classic old-timey vibes found in the songs among its sister services.

Eric R. Dietrich/U.S. Air Force But listeners quickly poked fun at the song for its confusing lyrics and overly bubbly tune, calling it a cosmically uncool “Star Wars” ripoff.