Navy football uniforms in honor of the local squadron in a clash with the army

LANDOVER, Md. – When the US Naval Academy football team takes on Army in their 125th meeting in December, Navy uniforms will feature a logo familiar to sailors in Hampton Roads.

This week, Navy Athletics and Under Armour announced that Navy football uniforms will display the Jolly Roger logo during the Army-Navy game scheduled for Dec. 14.

The match at 15:00 will be broadcast on WTKR.

“Jolly Rogers” is the nickname for VFA-103based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach. The historic squadron dates back to 1943 and is known for its skull and crossbones logo. It flies the two-seat version of the Navy’s F/A-18F Super Hornet jet.

News 3 featured the Jolly Rogers as its “Squadron of the Month” for September 2023.