USS Constellation (CV-64) 1980 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt - Gonzo Station

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USS Constellation (CV-64) 1980 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt - Gonzo Station"Gonzo Station" that was what sailors called sustained operations in the North Arabian Sea during the Iran hostage crisis. While America held its breath and 52 hostages waited in Tehran, USS Constellation (CV 64) and her battle group maintained watch in some of the most isolated, demanding, and consequential operating conditions of the Cold War era. Endless blue water, no port calls, and the weight of knowing that what came next might fall to them.

the Vietnam combat deployments were history — but USS America (CVA-66) still deployed

The 1977 crew carried forward a fighting tradition built on hard years of combat and Cold War presence

In the Adriatic and Mediterranean

Constellation and her battle group joined the forces standing watch in the Indian Ocean during that long standoff

but purpose under fire

and you held it

This cruise shirt honors the crew who delivered on that promise

As the Reagan Navy built toward 600 ships

interdiction

Antietam and her crew contributed to that effort — forward-deployed from Yokosuka

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990

Those who sailed the 1988-89 cruise were there for the twilight of an era