USS Constellation (CV-64) 1985 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Constellation (CV-64) 1985 Cruise SweatshirtIn 1985, 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. Soviet naval power was being challenged as never before, and Connie's battle group was part of the answer carrier aviation, surface escorts, and submarines working in concert to ensure American dominance in the Pacific. The 1985 crew carried forward a 24 year old ship that still had the

and her crew was ready for every second of it

maintaining the forward presence and combat readiness that would be tested to the breaking point in the months ahead

USS Antietam (CG-54) deployed in 1992 into a world still defining its new shape

'Connie's' air wing struck targets across Iraq from the very first night

but USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) remained on station in the Gulf of Tonkin

CVA-66 was among the first carriers surged into the Gulf of Tonkin in response

This cruise shirt marks your place in one of naval aviation's most significant deployments

answered every tasking

Navy escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through waters where the Iran-Iraq Tanker War had made the sea lanes a hazard

USS Constellation (CVA-64) deployed in 1974

The Bicentennial

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