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USS Iowa (BB-61) 1987 Cruise HoodieIn 1987, USS Iowa (BB 61) deployed as part of the Reagan Navy's forward presence strategy. The "Big Stick" and her battle group demonstrated American naval power in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during a time of intense Cold War competition a visible signal to Soviet forces that the United States remained committed to maritime supremacy.

She set the template for every fleet carrier that followed — the angled deck

and essential — the work of keeping the peace after the fighting

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) deployed in 2003-2004 to the Persian Gulf

the retreat — 1981 felt like a turning point

launching combat missions against Iraqi forces until Kuwait was liberated on February 28

keeping the peace through strength and skill

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

This sweatshirt commemorates the 1991 cruise — Forrestal's last operational deployment before decommissioning in 1993

Some things in the 1980s were uncertain — what Enterprise would do if called upon was not one of them

protecting the flow of oil that kept allied economies running

and an American hostage crisis taking shape in Tehran

Operation Earnest Will was underway in the Persian Gulf — the U