Posted on Dec 5, 2016
Black Knights unveil 82nd Airborne Division-inspired uniform for Army-Navy game
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Army West Point may not have recent history on its side when it comes to facing Navy on the gridiron, but the Black Knights will represent one of the service's most storied units when they take the field in Baltimore on Saturday.
The team unveiled its 82nd Airborne Division-inspired gear Monday via a website dedicated to the uniform, including video clips, multiple images, and even font types for the numbers. An explanatory video posted on YouTube intersperses black-and-white clips of soldiers in action with images of the new gear:
Among the uniform's highlights:
•Two shoulder patches, one with a 48-star flag and another with the familiar double-A, "All-American" logo of the 82nd.
•Patches on the front of the uniform that identify individual regiments and battalions within the division.
•A helmet design that features a lattice overlay to symbolize the netting worn by soldiers of the era, along with helmet symbols that also identify the 82nd's individual units.
•Undershirts that also boast the unit patches,
•A muted gray color scheme, which was chosen "to express the fact that some of the most treacherous combat jumps happened at night, under the cover of darkness," the website states.
Many of the preview videos feature uniform No. 82; on Saturday, that'll be worn by senior wide receiver Edgar Poe, who leads the team in both catches (14) and receiving yards (292) despite missing three games because of injury.
Both teams have unveiled new gear for the rivalry game in recent years -- the reveals have been done separately now that the schools are partnered with different apparel makers (Army West Point with Nike, Navy with Under Armour). Last year's Navy helmets, which featured different ship designs depending on player positions, received rave reviews from in and out of the military.
The Army's official athletics website posted video of the uniform's reveal to team members, which, fittingly, came via parachute:
Army West Point will seek to break a 14-year losing streak to the Mids when they don the new gear Saturday (3 p.m. Eastern, CBS).
The team unveiled its 82nd Airborne Division-inspired gear Monday via a website dedicated to the uniform, including video clips, multiple images, and even font types for the numbers. An explanatory video posted on YouTube intersperses black-and-white clips of soldiers in action with images of the new gear:
Among the uniform's highlights:
•Two shoulder patches, one with a 48-star flag and another with the familiar double-A, "All-American" logo of the 82nd.
•Patches on the front of the uniform that identify individual regiments and battalions within the division.
•A helmet design that features a lattice overlay to symbolize the netting worn by soldiers of the era, along with helmet symbols that also identify the 82nd's individual units.
•Undershirts that also boast the unit patches,
•A muted gray color scheme, which was chosen "to express the fact that some of the most treacherous combat jumps happened at night, under the cover of darkness," the website states.
Many of the preview videos feature uniform No. 82; on Saturday, that'll be worn by senior wide receiver Edgar Poe, who leads the team in both catches (14) and receiving yards (292) despite missing three games because of injury.
Both teams have unveiled new gear for the rivalry game in recent years -- the reveals have been done separately now that the schools are partnered with different apparel makers (Army West Point with Nike, Navy with Under Armour). Last year's Navy helmets, which featured different ship designs depending on player positions, received rave reviews from in and out of the military.
The Army's official athletics website posted video of the uniform's reveal to team members, which, fittingly, came via parachute:
Army West Point will seek to break a 14-year losing streak to the Mids when they don the new gear Saturday (3 p.m. Eastern, CBS).
Black Knights unveil 82nd Airborne Division-inspired uniform for Army-Navy game
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That is interesting that the USMA Black Knights are going to be uniformed in what seems to be wearing an "All American" football uniform which includes the 48 star flag from WWII timeframe on the right shoulder as well as the AA 82nd Airborne division patch on the other shoulder SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Lets see if this link to the past will inspire the cadets to victory in this Saturday's Army navy football game.
In the late 1970s I saw four Army Navy football games which included only one Army win.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SSgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Tom Brown SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SSgt Robert Marx TSgt Joe C. SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C.
Lets see if this link to the past will inspire the cadets to victory in this Saturday's Army navy football game.
In the late 1970s I saw four Army Navy football games which included only one Army win.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SSgt (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Tom Brown SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SSgt Robert Marx TSgt Joe C. SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C.
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It'll be interesting to see the new look, SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. I do appreciate the sentiment and I hope it helps! Personally, I like teams best when they maintain consistency with their uniforms. Alabama and Penn State are good examples. My alma mater, Auburn University, hasn't made significant changes to their uniform since the mid-fifties as best I can tell.
If you have a bad team and you change to new uniforms, all you've got is a bad team with new uniforms. Regardless, I'll say, Go Army, Beat Navy! LTC Stephen F.
If you have a bad team and you change to new uniforms, all you've got is a bad team with new uniforms. Regardless, I'll say, Go Army, Beat Navy! LTC Stephen F.
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That is awesome! I still hope Navy wins, but it is great that Army has decided to honor those WWII soldiers who gave so much. Well done Army.
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