VFA-102 Diamondbacks Squadron Crest Sweatshirt

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VFA-102 Diamondbacks Squadron Crest SweatshirtStrike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA 102), the "Diamondbacks," became the Navy's first forward deployed Super Hornet squadron, based at NAS Atsugi, Japan, as part of Carrier Air Wing 5. Flying F A 18F Super Hornets from USS Kitty Hawk and later USS George Washington, the Diamondbacks conducted strike missions over Afghanistan and Iraq while maintaining continuous forward presence in the Western Pacific. Classic unisex crewneck sweatshirt bearing the

mission-ready

deploying to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf and carrying the legacy of her namesake through some of the most turbulent decades of the Cold War

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) deployed on the 1984-85 cruise as one of the most capable warships in the history of naval warfare — a nuclear-powered carrier with an air wing capable of reaching deep into any adversary's territory

USS Mars (AFS-1) deployed in 1979

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) deployed on her 2009-10 cruise to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf as the United States began drawing down forces in Iraq while intensifying operations in Afghanistan

never wavering in their commitment to the men on the ground who depended on air support

the Paris Peace Accords were signed

honoring the Sailors and aviators who kept the watch during this critical era in American naval history

Eisenhower (CVN-69) deployed to the Persian Gulf as the United States executed a new strategy in Afghanistan

tracing the course Ranger sailed from San Diego to the Persian Gulf and back during that historic combat deployment

and Libya before transitioning to the F/A-18F Super Hornet in 2005

This shirt commemorates the 1969-70 cruise — as the Vietnam War continued and Forrestal patrolled the Mediterranean

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