USS Constellation (CV-64) 1981-82 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Constellation (CV-64) 1981-82 Cruise SweatshirtBy 1981 82, the hostages were home and a new American confidence was taking shape but the work of the Cold War Navy never stopped. USS Constellation (CV 64) deployed again into the Western Pacific, maintaining the forward presence that had always been Connie's purpose. With the Reagan era buildup beginning to take hold, the Pacific Fleet was leaning forward, and the 1981 82 crew was part of that renewed national resolve. "Peace through strength"

Her crew met every challenge of the deployment with professionalism and resolve

Anzio operated in the Persian Gulf

the Vietnam combat deployments were history — but USS America (CVA-66) still deployed

the long shadow of the hostage crisis finally lifted

USS Constellation (CVA-64) continued providing the sustained airpower that covered American and South Vietnamese forces in the field

the work had not gotten easier — it had gotten more complex

When coalition forces crossed into Iraq on March 20

The 1974 deployment found CVA-66 in familiar waters in a changed world — forward deployed

Her 1987 cruise deployed the crew to the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War

George adapted with the professionalism and resolve the Navy demanded in the most critical moment of a generation

operating in the 5th Fleet's area of responsibility and providing the Aegis air defense umbrella over a region in transition

As the Iraq Surge reshaped the ground campaign in 2007