USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1991 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1991 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Forrestal (CV 59) was the first purpose built supercarrier of the postwar era, commissioned in 1955 and named for James V. Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. She set the template for every fleet carrier that followed the angled deck, the size, the capability and deployed to the Mediterranean and Atlantic through the Cold War decades as a symbol of American sea power. In July 1967, a catastrophic fire on her flight deck off Vietnam cost the

the crew of CV-66 was already on station — part of the American presence that had kept NATO strong throughout the Cold War and helped make that historic moment possible

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

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DDG-51 deployed to the 6th Fleet's Mediterranean and European theaters as Coalition forces fought to eliminate the last strongholds of ISIS in Iraq and Syria under Operation Inherent Resolve

Anzio had a legacy in decisive offensive action — and her 1998 cruise put that heritage to the test

USS America deployed in 1993-94 to the Mediterranean — and found herself above the Adriatic

Bosnia was rebuilding under NATO's watchful eye

and kept the ship mission-capable through a deployment defined by the steady

her air wing proved the ship and the men who flew from her decks—demonstrating that America's newest attack carrier was more than ready for the challenge

USS America (CV-66) deployed in 1979

2000 shook the fleet — but it did not deter the sailors who continued their missions and kept the battle group ready

keeping the sea lanes free and the message unmistakable

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