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USS Iowa (BB-61) 1986 Cruise SweatshirtIn 1986, USS Iowa (BB 61) deployed to the Mediterranean during one of the most active periods of Cold War naval competition. The "Big Stick" operated as the centerpiece of a carrier battle group, her combination of 16 inch naval gunfire and Tomahawk missiles giving combatant commanders an unmatched range of strike options from direct fire support to long range precision strikes.

This sweatshirt commemorates that deployment and the men and women who served aboard her

America struck Libya in April 1986 in response to state-sponsored terrorism

carried out that solemn duty with the quiet professionalism that defines the United States Navy

Coral Sea's presence proved that sea-based airpower could sustain the mission even as the ground war evolved

relied heavily on carrier aviation

and important — exactly the kind of deployment that separates a good crew from a great one

conducting exercises with NATO allies and maintaining the forward presence that supports U

With the Iran-Iraq War freshly ended and the Persian Gulf still tense from years of tanker warfare

Stennis (CVN-74) deployed in 2001-02

Eisenhower (CVN-69) was a proven carrier with her early deployments behind her

The fanfare of 2002-03 had faded

" DDG-72 carries forward a legacy of intellectual and tactical excellence