Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
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The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
The United States Marine Corps was founded when two battalions of Continental Marines came together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
US Marines landed in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope in order to secure the trade routes to deliver food to the people.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried a US National Reconnaissance Office payload into orbit.
