USS Independence (CVA-62) 1971-72 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt

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USS Independence (CVA-62) 1971-72 Long Sleeve Cruise ShirtIn 1971 72, USS Independence (CVA 62) returned to the Western Pacific as the Vietnam War entered its final phase. Operation LINEBACKER, the massive air campaign to pressure North Vietnam to the peace table, relied heavily on carrier aviation. Independence's air wing flew around the clock in support of operations that would ultimately lead to the Paris Peace Accords making this one of the most operationally intensive deployments of her career.

it was both a duty and a privilege that bound them to a proud legacy stretching back to the waters of the South Pacific

USS America (CV-66) was there — on station

Constellation and her battle group stood as the presence that mattered

more persistent — but Enterprise's sailors and aviators met it with the same professionalism that had defined the Big E since 1961

contributing to a decisive victory that demonstrated American air power at its absolute best

serving with distinction as a forty-year standoff edged toward its historic end

This long sleeve honors that 1995 cruise

and Britain responded with Operation Desert Fox — four days of precision strikes in December 1998 aimed at degrading Iraq's weapons programs

grinding reality of stabilizing a nation in the throes of insurgency

Eisenhower (CVN-69) deployed to the Persian Gulf as the United States executed a new strategy in Afghanistan

USS Halsey (DDG-97) deployed in 2006

the capability — and deployed repeatedly to the Mediterranean as one of the most powerful warships in the world