USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1966-67 Cruise Shirt

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USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1966-67 Cruise ShirtBy the fall of 1966, the air war over North Vietnam had become one of the most intense sustained bombing campaigns in American history, and USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) was again in the thick of it. Carrier Air Wing Nine flew hundreds of combat sorties against bridges, power plants, rail yards, and supply routes battling MiGs and surface to air missiles to strike targets deep inside North Vietnam. The Big E's crew endured the strain of continuous

alliances in Asia for decades

When USS Anzio (CG-68) deployed in 2004

a founding-generation American naval officer who fought in both the Revolution and the Quasi-War with France

Her 1971 deployment took her into the heart of the fleet replenishment mission: delivering fuel

George brought that same aggressive readiness to the 6th Fleet's area of operations

and the world was changing faster than anyone could have predicted

The Big E's crew endured the strain of continuous operations in a war that was growing in both scale and controversy back home

In the contested waters of the Strait of Hormuz

stood their watches

warships escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz while Iranian forces laid mines and attacked neutral shipping

Operation Inherent Resolve brought American and coalition airpower to bear against ISIS strongholds from Mosul to Raqqa

the entire region demanded vigilance