USS Independence (CVA-62) 1965 Cruise Shirt

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USS Independence (CVA-62) 1965 Cruise ShirtIn 1965, USS Independence (CVA 62) deployed to the waters off Vietnam as the United States dramatically escalated its military commitment to South Vietnam. Operating from Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, Independence's air wing flew combat missions over North and South Vietnam joining the generation of naval aviators who answered the call in Southeast Asia at the beginning of America's longest war.

the world was reminded why forward-deployed American naval power mattered

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

Independence's air wing maintained the carrier mission

This long sleeve honors that 1995 cruise

The Big E deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin with Carrier Air Wing Nine

USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was among the carriers that answered the call during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-80

Operation Linebacker II in December 1972 — the "Christmas Bombings" — brought North Vietnam to the peace table

In the contested waters of the Strait of Hormuz

The post-Cold War era had changed the strategic landscape

the destroyer commander who never lost a ship in 22 engagements across the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II

deployments like this one were the proof of concept: professional

Ribbed crew neck