2023 Army vs. Navy Game: Uniforms revealed for 124th meeting between Black Knights, Midshipmen

The annual Army vs. Navy sport is likely one of the maximum heralded rivalries in school soccer, full of custom and pageantry. It additionally serves as one of the vital expected uniform matchups of the yr, and now each Army and Navy have revealed their particular outfits for their conflict on Saturday, Dec. 9. Of direction, neither one disappoints. 

Monday, the Midshipmen revealed submarine-themed uniforms honoring the “Silent Service” that are set to be worn all the way through the once a year conflict with the Black Knights.  Every part of the uniform, from the helmets proper all the way down to the gloves, references submarine war in some shape or model. For instance, the helmets are painted with a Virginia Class submarine underwater on one aspect, whilst the opposite options Navy’s anchor emblem with an built-in submariner pin. That’s one facet of a glance this is positive to get quite a lot of people’ consideration on sport day. 

Army, in the meantime, is constant its custom of honoring explicit divisions of the department. This yr, the Black Knights are harking back to the third Infantry Division (3ID). The third Infantry Division used to be activated on Nov. 21, 1917, the similar yr that the U.S. entered World War I, however Army goes for a extra trendy take. 

The Black Knights are dressed in tan general to indicate the barren region that the third Infantry Division operated in all the way through Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 3ID served as the top of the armored spearhead all the way through the land invasion of Iraq, which commenced on March 21, 2003. 

Army’s uniform is replete with small main points honoring the third Infantry Division. The Black Knights will put on helmets emblazoned with “Rocky the Bulldog,” the legit mascot of the 3ID. Each participant may also put on the quantity and corresponding callsign of one of the most department’s 3 brigades at the again in their helmet. The uniform additionally has commonplace tank markings scattered about. 

The 124th meeting of Army vs. Navy takes position on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. The Black Knights could have the risk to win the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy outright after in the past scary Air Force at the street. Navy, with a win, can simplest clinch a percentage after shedding to Air Force at house.