VFA-137 Kestrels Squadron Crest Sweatshirt

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VFA-137 Kestrels Squadron Crest SweatshirtVFA 137 Kestrels flew the F A 18E Super Hornet from NAS Lemoore, California. Established in 2005 and disestablished in 2012, the Kestrels deployed as part of Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW 11) aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and with Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW 9) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The kestrel, a nimble falcon known for its speed and precision in the hunt, served as an apt emblem for a Super Hornet strike fighter squadron. This pullover sweatshirt

President Reagan's mandate was clear — rebuild American military strength

When USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) deployed to the Western Pacific in 1995

In July 1988

Virginia to her new homeport in Everett

This shirt commemorates the 1989-90 cruise — as the Cold War entered its final chapter and the world stood on the edge of historic change

The Mediterranean in 1997 was no ordinary deployment zone — with NATO stabilization forces in Bosnia and tensions simmering across the Balkans

her crew took their place on the front lines of one of history's most pivotal years

the crew of CVA-66 maintained the watch

The "Big Stick" deployed to the Mediterranean and Atlantic with her powerful 16-inch guns and new Tomahawk cruise missile batteries

and carrying out the full range of missions the Perry class was designed for

The men who made the 1990 long sleeve cruise served during one of the most significant turning points in modern American military history

Stennis and her embarked air wing projected power across the theater