Name: USS Saratoga (CV-60) w/ Eagle Neck Gaiter
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USS Saratoga (CV-60) w/ Eagle Neck Gaiter

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USS Saratoga (CV-60) w/ Eagle Neck GaiterUSS Saratoga (CVA 60) was a Forrestal class carrier commissioned on April 14, 1956. One of the original American supercarriers, she served with the Atlantic Fleet throughout her career, participating in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade in 1962, the 1986 strikes on Libya, and Operation Desert Shield in 1990. Redesignated CV 60 in 1972, she was decommissioned in 1994 after nearly four decades of distinguished service. This neck gaiter honors the proud

making it one of the oldest and most storied squadrons in United States naval aviation

George (CG-71) in the Mediterranean as the Navy was learning painful lessons about the threat environment facing ships in foreign ports

The USS Cole attack on October 12

knowing the weight of what they carried

She was decommissioned on November 14

and the quiet pride of those who wore the name

she was at the tip of the spear in the Pacific war

maintained the watch

Operating in support of the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon

she served with distinction in World War II (including transporting President Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference)

In the years after Vietnam

VFA-41 transitioned to the Super Hornet and continues a distinguished tradition of Pacific Fleet strike fighter excellence