Biden presents Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to Army

(Gray News) - A sought-after piece of hardware took center stage at the White House.

President Joe Biden presented the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights on Monday.

With Biden in the White House’s East Room on Monday were 48 cadets who are set later this month to receive their diplomas and their military commissions.

“Everyone on this stage stepped up to serve, to lead, to join a long line of American servicemen, each a link of chain of honor,” Biden said to the Army football team players who gathered around him.

The Army sealed their trophy victory during the annual Army-Navy Game, defeating the Navy Midshipmen 17-11 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in December 2023.

It’s the Army’s fourth outright trophy win in the last seven years and the 10th outright win in the game’s history, the Army said.

The trophy is awarded to the military service academy football team with the best regular season record and was first awarded in 1972 by President Richard Nixon. Each year, the Army Black Knights, Navy Midshipmen and Air Force Falcons vie to be the best.