USS George Washington (CVN-73) 1994 Cruise Shirt

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USS George Washington (CVN-73) 1994 Cruise ShirtIn 1994, USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducted her first major deployment, operating in the Mediterranean and demonstrating American naval power in the region. This shirt commemorates the 1994 cruise and honors the crew who served. 100% cotton Classic fit Shoulder to shoulder taping Ribbed crew neck

Roosevelt (CVA-42) deployed in 1960

Bush (CVN-77) deployed to the Mediterranean and Middle East

With Operation Desert Fox launched against Iraq in December and NATO forces watching Kosovo slide toward open conflict

USS Detroit (AOE-4) deployed in 1990-1991 to the Persian Gulf

With the Iran-Iraq War freshly ended and the Persian Gulf still tense from years of tanker warfare

training and standing watch in the years just before the war would demand everything

The USS Cole attack on October 12

And crews like yours were going to make it real

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

George's Aegis crew provided the air defense backbone of the carrier battle group

This shirt commemorates the 1975 cruise — the year the attack carrier designation CVA was retired across the fleet

the same answer she had been giving since 1961