USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1996 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1996 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) deployed in 1996 as tensions in the Pacific reached a post Cold War peak. In March 1996, China conducted ballistic missile tests near Taiwan as the island held its first direct presidential election. The United States surged carrier battle groups to the region, sending an unmistakable message of resolve. Carl Vinson's sailors were part of the American naval presence that helped safeguard democracy and deter aggression at a

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as the strategic landscape shifted and naval missions evolved

continuing a decade of distinguished service as one of the Pacific Fleet's front-line guided-missile destroyers

USS Carl Vinson stood as part of America's naval strength in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean

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and beyond

This sweatshirt honors the sailors and airmen who served aboard her during that cruise

tracing the final voyage Ranger and her crew made before her decommissioning on July 10

Desert Storm lasted 42 days

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