USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 1996-97 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 1996-97 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is a Nimitz class nuclear powered aircraft carrier commissioned on 25 October 1986 and known as "The Big Stick." This sweatshirt commemorates her 1996 97 Mediterranean cruise one of the most active deployment periods of the post Cold War decade, during which the carrier and her air wing operated across the region in support of U. S. and NATO commitments. A lasting keepsake for the crew and air wing veterans of that

nearing the end of one of the longest carrier deployments in recent memory

operating in support of United Nations no-fly zone enforcement over Iraq and maintaining the forward presence that deters aggression throughout the Indo-Pacific region

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

operating in the Mediterranean and demonstrating American naval power in the region

USS America patrolled the Mediterranean as part of the Navy's unbroken forward presence during the Cold War's most demanding years

Deployed to the Western Pacific with Carrier Task Force 77 in the Gulf of Tonkin

USS Seattle (AOE-3) deployed in 1989

"Gonzo Station" — that was what sailors called sustained operations in the North Arabian Sea during the Iran hostage crisis

rising Soviet aggression

Three decades of service — from Vietnam patrols to Desert Storm combat to Adriatic peacekeeping — and now

This sweatshirt commemorates all who served during that deployment

Her air wing flew sorties in support of Operation Linebacker

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