USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1965 MED CRUISE Sweatshirt

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1965 MED CRUISE SweatshirtCommissioned in 1945 and modernized into one of the most capable attack carriers in the fleet, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) earned a distinguished record across decades of Cold War service. The 1965 MED CRUISE came as American involvement in Vietnam escalated sharply combat operations expanding, the stakes rising across the world. Roosevelt held the line in the Mediterranean with the same readiness and resolve the nation depended on. This

Camden was the fleet's mobile supply depot — capable of delivering fuel

USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) deployed to the Western Pacific as part of Task Force 77

Designed during the Cold War as an answer to the Soviet Navy's most capable submarines

Based at NAS North Island and flying the MH-60R Seahawk

George (CG-71) and her crew

USS Ranger (CVA-61) deployed in 1959

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) deployed in 1982-1983

New Hampshire — home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and one of the oldest naval communities in America — she conducted strategic deterrence and fleet support operations throughout the Cold War and into the post-Cold War era before her decommissioning on March 27

A typical Wasp ARG includes the Wasp herself with her embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit

honoring the crew that served aboard one of the Navy's finest attack carriers

Gates (CG-51) with this durable Ship's Crest vinyl sticker

This sweatshirt honors their unwavering strength during USS America's most intense deployment

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