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Obama presents Air Force Academy football team with trophy

President Barack Obama poses with a football and jerey given to him by U.S. Air Force Academy football defensive back Christian Spears, left, and quarterback Kale Pearson, third from left, an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2015. where he honored them with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy. At right is head coach Troy Calhoun. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama poses with a football and jerey given to him by U.S. Air Force Academy football defensive back Christian Spears, left, and quarterback Kale Pearson, third from left, an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2015. where he honored them with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy. At right is head coach Troy Calhoun. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Barack Obama poses with a football and jerey given to him by U.S. Air Force Academy football defensive back Christian Spears, left, and quarterback Kale Pearson, third from left, an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2015. where he honored them with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy. At right is head coach Troy Calhoun. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has congratulated the Air Force football team for again winning the annual Commander in Chief trophy.

Obama says Air Force has now won the “unreasonably large trophy” a record 19 times.

The president says that if anyone can figure out how to get the trophy where it needs to go, it’s the Air Force.

Obama made the presentation at a White House ceremony on Thursday.

The Air Force won the most recent trophy by beating Army and Navy last season.