Navy football has honored various branches of the service with the uniforms it wears against archrival Army in “America’s Game.”
Naval aviation, surface warfare and the Marine Corps are among the service branches that have been highlighted by the design of the specialty uniforms created annually by Under Armour for the Army-Navy Game.
This year, the Midshipmen will shine the spotlight on the submarine service when they take the field at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The U.S. submarine force will be recognized during the 124th edition of the Army-Navy Game, being played Dec. 9 at the home of the New England Patriots. Navy will wear uniforms designed to pay homage to submariners with the theme being “Silent Service.”
Navy Athletics and Under Armour unveiled the 2023 Army-Navy Game uniform Monday afternoon. The entire uniform is flooded with Eclipse Navy (Under Armour’s darkest shade of navy blue) to mimic the covert design of a submarine hull.
The uniform was purposefully designed to embody the force’s nickname: Silent Service. The overall design was intended to be simple and utilitarian to convey the stealth purposes of a submarine’s design.
Under Armour and Navy Athletics have discussed a submarine-themed uniform for quite some time and the apparel manufacturer put together an in-depth mock design three years ago.
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