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USS Independence (CV-62) Framed Ship PhotoUSS Independence (CV 62) was one of the most storied aircraft carriers in American naval history, commissioned on January 10, 1959 and serving for nearly four decades. Known affectionately as "Indy," she served through the Cold War, Vietnam, the Iranian hostage crisis, Operation Desert Shield Storm, and countless other missions before her decommissioning in 1998. She served as the forward deployed carrier at Yokosuka, Japan from 1991 until the end of

where Saddam Hussein's continued defiance of UN weapons inspectors kept tensions at a boil

the highest-scoring U

Her air wing flew sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

She served in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean throughout her career

Named for Congressman Carl Vinson of Georgia — the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" — CVN-70's legacy is worthy of a daily salute

USS Independence (CVA-62) deployed to the waters off Vietnam as the United States dramatically escalated its military commitment to South Vietnam

essential work of a crew that served in the shadow of history

Stennis (CVN-74) deployed in 2001-02

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she served the nation for 41 years through Vietnam

Nassau participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-91

She would be redesignated from CVA-63 to CV-63 in 1973