USS Independence (CV-62) 1990 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Independence (CV-62) 1990 Cruise SweatshirtIn 1990, USS Independence (CV 62) was among the first carrier battle groups to respond to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2. Deploying to the North Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, Independence played a crucial role in establishing the air and naval superiority that would underpin Operation Desert Shield and set the stage for the liberation of Kuwait a defining moment in America's post Cold War naval history.

and with it the architecture of a forty-year Cold War

Bush (CVN-77) deployed in 2014 to the Persian Gulf

CVN-65 had been in service for 46 years by then

The 2000 cruise came during one of the most sobering periods in recent Navy history — the era of the USS Cole bombing

The mid-1980s were years of active naval operations: freedom of navigation challenges

The "Fighting I" continued her antisubmarine warfare mission in Atlantic waters

In 1975-76

The ship named America never looked away

The ship named for a hard-won Italian beachhead was again asked to hold the line

A Tiger Cruise is a proud Navy tradition — a chance for family members and guests to experience life aboard a carrier as she makes her way home

Commissioned in 1998 and named for America's 33rd President

It was the defining moment of a new era