USS Midway (CV-41) 1975-76 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Midway (CV-41) 1975-76 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Midway (CV 41) was one of the most storied aircraft carriers in U. S. Navy history, commissioned in 1945 and continuously modernized through four decades of service. She served as the Navy's forward deployed carrier homeported in Yokosuka, Japan from 1973 to 1991. The 1975 76 cruise was historic Midway and her air wing were on station during Operation Frequent Wind in April 1975, participating in the evacuation of Saigon as South Vietnam fell.

This shirt commemorates the 2014-15 cruise and honors the crew who served

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

and USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) was again in the thick of it

aircraft from America's flight deck flew close air support

USS Anzio (CG-68) was already in the fight

The 1971–72 cruise saw USS Constellation (CVA-64) at the forefront of Operation Linebacker — the sustained aerial campaign that brought the air war over North Vietnam to a decisive phase

representing American resolve during one of the most turbulent geopolitical transitions of the postwar era

she projected American airpower throughout the region during a decade of heightened tensions

with Carrier Air Wing Eleven conducting sustained flight operations across the Pacific as the Reagan administration's military buildup reached its peak

USS Cowpens (CG-63) deployed to the Western Pacific in 1996–97

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) deployed in 1976-1977

Kennedy (CVA-67) deployed in 1973

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