USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1986 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1986 Long Sleeve Cruise ShirtUSS Forrestal (CV 59) was the first purpose built supercarrier of the postwar era, commissioned in 1955 and named for James V. Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. She set the template for every fleet carrier that followed the angled deck, the size, the capability and deployed to the Mediterranean and Atlantic through the Cold War decades as a symbol of American sea power. In July 1967, a catastrophic fire on her flight deck off Vietnam cost the

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

and into the new era before she was retired — a career that stretched across most of the modern history of American sea power

ready to act

This shirt commemorates the 1964 cruise and honors all who served aboard her

protecting the flow of oil that kept allied economies running

and the Navy kept a watchful eye on the Strait of Hormuz

CV-66's air wing enforced NATO's no-fly zone with the precision and discipline that had defined America throughout her career

This was the Navy doing what it does best: present

USS America (CV-66) deployed in 1986

ready to bring Aegis air defense and Tomahawk strike capability wherever needed

The Dayton Accords

USS Dale (CG-19) deployed in 1982-1983