Obama Presents Commander-in-Chief Trophy to Naval Academy—Again

For the eighth time in 10 years, President Barack Obama has honored the U.S. Naval Academy with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for defeating the other service academies in football.

The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Navy, Army and Air Force series of football games. In 2012, Navy won 17-13 over the Army in December after beating the Air Force 28-21 in October.

Obama told the midshipmen Friday that soon he'd be visiting them for commencement in Annapolis. Commissioning Week for the Class of 2013 is May 17-24. Following that, many of them will be sent across the world, and the scope of their teamwork would be greatly enhanced.

"Together, your victories will not simply be about football trophies—as impressive as that trophy is—but it will be about our security and our values and protecting our freedom," Obama said.

The entire award ceremony can be seen on YouTube.