USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 2006 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt

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USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 2006 Long Sleeve Cruise ShirtIn 2006, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were at their most demanding, and USS Enterprise answered the call with everything she had. Operating in the Persian Gulf with the 5th Fleet, CVN 65's air wing flew relentless sorties in support of American and coalition forces on the ground close air support, intelligence, surveillance, and precision strikes. The Big E had kept the Cold War's peace for decades; now she fought in the global war on terror with

she continued her forward presence mission with the quiet professionalism of a ship that had been doing the Navy's work for nearly thirty years

Though the formal war was winding down for American forces

In company with USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)

Sectarian violence had reached a fever pitch

her air wing conducting strikes in support of coalition forces as they dismantled Saddam Hussein's regime and began the long campaign that followed

The 600-ship fleet was coming

the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were at their most demanding

and more forward-leaning than it had been in years

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

The crew who wore this cruise shirt served at a pivotal moment in American military history

Four years into the Global War on Terror

USS Anzio (CG-68) deployed in 2015