DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2016 — The Defense Department will
provide ceremonial support to the pregame ceremony for Super Bowl 50 at Levi's
Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 7, Pentagon officials said.
-- The Navy’s Blue Angels will provide a six-aircraft F/A-18
Hornet flyover at the end of the national anthem.
-- The Armed Forces Color Guard from the Military District
of Washington will present the national colors, flanked by drummers from the
U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."
-- A joint chorus made up of 50 service members representing
the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard and from the premier
military bands in the nation’s capital will sing "America the
Beautiful."
The National Football League’s championship game
historically attracts one of the largest television audiences of the year. The
telecast will be shown around the world in more than 170 countries and
territories and will be available in seven languages, according to the NFL’s
website.
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