USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1961-62 WESTPAC Sweatshirt

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USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1961-62 WESTPAC SweatshirtIn 1961 62, USS Intrepid (CVS 11) deployed to the Western Pacific following her redesignation as an antisubmarine warfare carrier. Operating with her dedicated ASW air wing, Intrepid hunted Soviet submarines in the Pacific while contributing to NATO's collective defense posture. The "Fighting I" proved as effective in her new ASW role as she had been throughout her storied combat career.

Designed to transport and land Marines

the ship supported Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations — the same waters where she had patrolled since Desert Storm

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The sailors who served aboard her that year upheld a proud tradition of keeping the peace through strength

The 1962-63 MED CRUISE spanned the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 — thirteen days that brought the world to the edge of nuclear war

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) deployed in 1996 as tensions in the Pacific reached a post-Cold War peak

This sweatshirt commemorates the 2015-16 cruise and the crew who served

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when she was among the first carriers to surge into theater following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

and USS America (CV-66) sailed the Mediterranean as part of the greatest naval buildup in a generation

For his extraordinary leadership and valor at Guadalcanal

Kennedy's battle group deployed to the Mediterranean as NATO's Implementation Force (IFOR) enforced the fragile peace in Bosnia