Name: USS Midway (CV-41) 1979-80 Cruise Sweatshirt
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SKU: 89289688307
Price: 42.00 USD
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USS Midway (CV-41) 1979-80 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Midway (CV-41) 1979-80 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Midway (CV 41) served as the U. S. Navy's forward deployed carrier homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The 1979 80 cruise came during a turbulent period in world affairs the Iranian hostage crisis began in November 1979 and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December keeping Midway and her air wing on heightened readiness in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean region. This sweatshirt commemorates that high tempo deployment.

and readiness

Her 1985 Western Pacific deployment continued more than two decades of tireless service

spy satellite

USS Iowa (BB-61) deployed in continued Cold War operations as the Reagan Navy maintained its global commitments

and they carried themselves accordingly

The 1975-76 cruise was historic — Midway and her air wing were on station during Operation Frequent Wind in April 1975

USS George Washington (CVN-73) deployed in 2011

Her crew understood the stakes and met every one of them

delivering a message of American resolve that would echo for decades

the United States and its allies prepared for potential strikes — and Ike stood ready in the Eastern Mediterranean

This sweatshirt commemorates the 1965-66 cruise — as the war in Vietnam escalated and Forrestal's air wing prepared for the combat demands that would define the coming years

Kennedy (CV-67) — 2004 Final Cruise

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