USS Ranger (CV-61) 1980-81 Cruise Varsity Jacket - Map Version

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USS Ranger (CV-61) 1980-81 Cruise Varsity Jacket - Map VersionUSS Ranger was the third Forrestal class supercarrier, commissioned as CVA 61 in 1957 and the only ship of her class to serve her entire career in the Pacific Fleet. Redesignated CV 61 in 1975, she made repeated Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployments until her decommissioning in 1993. This heavyweight letterman jacket commemorates Ranger's 198081 Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment, including months on station near the Persian Gulf

operating in support of United Nations no-fly zone enforcement over Iraq and maintaining the forward presence that deters aggression throughout the Indo-Pacific region

a moment that will be talked about as long as carriers sail — the President of the United States landing aboard CVN-72

and stores throughout their deployments

and ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan kept naval forces in constant demand

CVA-66 was among the first carriers surged into the Gulf of Tonkin in response

Oriskany was in the region as the situation escalated

killed in action in Vietnam on 24 March 1966

This sweatshirt displays the official ship's crest of USS New York (LPD-21)

When Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm

the Diamondbacks conducted strike missions over Afghanistan and Iraq while maintaining continuous forward presence in the Western Pacific

honoring the Sailors and aviators who served in one of the world's most strategically contested waterways during a dangerous and critical period

Deployed aboard USS Enterprise

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