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Pic of the Day: Behind the Scenes at the Army-Navy Football Game

U.S. Military Academy at West Point cadets exit the field prior to the start of the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

The Army-Navy college rivalry goes back to the earliest days of football as a sport in 1890 when they first played each other. These two teams have met every year on the grid iron since 1930.  This years game broke some records.  It was the first ever to go into overtime and the bets on the “Under” score went instead to the “Over” for the first time in 17 years.  Enjoy these behind-the-scenes pics of the 2022 Army-Navy game.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Mark Wahlberg at the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

 

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with members of the Navy Parachute Team, the “Leap Frogs,” and members of the Army Parachute Team, the “Golden Knights,” at the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

 

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The Army-Navy college rivalry goes back to the earliest days of football as a sport in 1890 when they first played each other. These two teams have met every year on the grid iron since 1930.  This years game broke some records.  It was the first ever to go into overtime and the bets on the “Under” score went instead to the “Over” for the first time in 17 years.  Enjoy these behind-the-scenes pics of the 2022 Army-Navy game.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Mark Wahlberg at the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

 

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with members of the Navy Parachute Team, the “Leap Frogs,” and members of the Army Parachute Team, the “Golden Knights,” at the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

 

 

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, and U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Navy Vice Adm. Sean Buck stand with midshipmen during the annual Army-Navy football game, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 10, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

 

Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Robbins of the U.S. Army Parachute Team makes a parachute jump into the Army Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 10 December, 2022. The jump was part of the pre-game activities for the Army Navy Game (U.S. Army photo by Megan Hackett)\

 

The cadets of the United States Military Academy participate in pre-game activities for the Army versus Navy football game on 10 December 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Megan Hackett)
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