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USS Iowa (BB-61) 1985 Cruise HoodieIn 1985, USS Iowa (BB 61) deployed in continued support of the Reagan administration's forward presence strategy. The "Big Stick" now equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles alongside her legendary 16 inch guns operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, projecting the kind of decisive conventional firepower that made adversaries recalculate their options and reminded allies of America's enduring commitments.

Through the winter of 1982-83

she continued the tradition of steady sea service that had always defined her

Her air wing flew round-the-clock missions over North and South Vietnam through the fall of 1967 and into the chaos of early 1968

The 1985 crew carried forward a 24-year-old ship that still had the best of herself to give

Ike and her air wing were part of the carrier presence in the Mediterranean that supported these operations

USS Constellation (CV-64) deployed in 2001

USS Constellation (CV-64) sailed again into the Western Pacific as Reagan's "Peace Through Strength" doctrine reshaped America's presence on the world stage

The crew of CVA-66 was there from the first day to the last

maintaining sortie rates and carrier aviation discipline through one of the most demanding periods of the war

barely two years after commissioning — putting the second Nimitz-class nuclear carrier to sea in earnest for the first time

and USS Anzio (CG-68) was in the Mediterranean for the campaign that became NATO's Operation Unified Protector

flying missions in support of UN mandates as international pressure mounted on the warring parties

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