USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) 1965-66 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) 1965-66 Cruise Sweatshirt<p>USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) was a Kitty Hawk class attack carrier commissioned on April 29, 1961. Her 196566 Western Pacific deployment marked her entry into the Vietnam War, as she joined the Navy's sustained air campaign against North Vietnam under Operation Rolling Thunder. Operating with Carrier Air Wing Eleven from Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin, Kitty Hawk's aircraft flew hundreds of combat sorties against targets in North and South

In 1980-81

USS Constellation (CVA-64) deployed in 1973

The 2000 cruise came during one of the most sobering periods in recent Navy history — the era of the USS Cole bombing

When North Vietnam launched the massive Easter Offensive on March 30

USS Independence (CV-62) deployed to the Mediterranean as the Iranian Revolution upended regional stability and American hostages were seized in Tehran

Decades of Cold War resolve

and the Navy kept a watchful eye on the Strait of Hormuz

This shirt commemorates the 1989-90 cruise — as the Cold War entered its final chapter and the world stood on the edge of historic change

the Wall going up in August

Stennis and her embarked air wing continued to project American naval power and support regional partners during a sustained period of carrier operations

This long sleeve shirt commemorates the 1961 cruise and honors all who served aboard her

Her air wing flew sorties in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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