USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1998-99 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1998-99 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) answered the call during one of the most operationally intensive periods of the post Cold War era. In December 1998, Carl Vinson's air wing helped execute Operation Desert Fox, launching precision strikes against Iraqi weapons programs in a four day air campaign. The following spring, NATO launched Operation Allied Force over Kosovo while Carl Vinson's crew remained on watch in the Gulf. The 1998 99 sailors served through

now the front lines of a new campaign

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

and homeported in Pearl Harbor

The 1984-85 cruise kept Midway and Carrier Air Wing 5 active in the Western Pacific

aggressive seamanship that drove her namesake through the Solomon Islands at 31 knots drove the crew of DDG-51 through the demanding waters of the Arabian Peninsula

USS Coral Sea (CV-43) deployed in 1979-1980

Peterson deployed to the Mediterranean and Red Sea

USS Saratoga (CVA-60) deployed in 1961-1962

and the Soviet Union rolled into Afghanistan

The year 2000 delivered a stark warning

This sweatshirt commemorates all who served aboard her during that deployment

USS Carl Vinson's 2011-12 deployment continued the ship's enduring legacy of forward presence in the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf

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