Navy Wins in 113th Army-Navy Football Game

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • The crowd fills the stadium at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia before the start of the 113th Army-Navy game, Dec. 8., 2012. The winner of the game will take home the Commander in Chief's Trophy, which is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among the service academies. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno gives a pre-game speech to the Army Black Knights football players before the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., march on the field for pre-game activities before the Army-Navy football game held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Marv Lynchard
  • West Point football players Dan McGue, center, and C.J. Shelley, right, lead their team onto the field for the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen take the football field for the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Runge
  • Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, rear, walk on the field to perform the coin toss for the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Vice President Joe Biden, left, greets Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Vice President Joseph Biden observes the coin toss for the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Runge
  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, and Army Lt. Gen. David Huntoon, left, superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., salute during the playing of the national anthem at the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, applaud after the national anthem is played before the start of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Left to right in the front row, Medal of Honor recipients Walter Joseph Marm, Jr., Jack H. Jacobs, Brian Miles Thacker, Salvatore Giunta, and Sammy L. Davis attend the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Standing on the second row left to right: Undersecretary of the Army Joseph Westphal, Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leads cadets in a cheer from the field during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy won 17-13. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Army combat veterans are honored during a ceremony in recognition of Valor in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • A West Point cadet gives a salute to a cheerleader during the Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • The U.S. Naval Academy mascots, Angora goats, stand on the sideline during the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Noah Copeland, left, runs in for a touchdown in the first quarter during the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Copeland, is a fullback and sophomore at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Darius Staten, left, breaks up a pass intended for U.S. Military Academy cadet Alex Meier, during the first half of the Army vs. Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Army Black Knights quarterback Trent Steelman, center, scores a touchdown during the 2nd quarter of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Navy midshipmen cheer for their team during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy beat Army 17-13. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Military Academy cadets canter along the sidelines during the 113th Army-Navy Football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Marv Lynchard
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, and his wife Stephanie, walk along the sidelines at halftime during the Army vs. Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • West Point quarterback Trent Steelman, lower left, tries to escape the Navy defense during the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Medal of Honor recipient Jack H. Jacobs, center, visits with cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Keenan Reynolds attempts a pass during the 113th Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Reynolds, a quarterback and a freshman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., was named most valuable player after throwing for 130 yards, and ran the ball in for a touchdown. Navy won the game 17-13, defeating Army for the 11th straight year. DOD photo by Marv Lynchard
  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Burnett, right, command sergeant major of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets, hugs Army Black Knights quaterback Trent Steelman, left, after a tough game against Navy at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy beat Army 17-13. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Navy football players on the field after Navy beat Army 17 -13 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Naval Academy player Bo Snelson waves an American flag while celebrating the Navy's 17-13 win over Army at the Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, dons a Navy football jersey and poses for a photograph with Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, left, chief of Naval Operations, after Navy beat Army 17013 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Cadets watch the final moments of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy beat Army 17-13. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett