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USS Iowa (BB-61) 1986 Cruise ShirtIn 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.

the world was on edge and the United States Navy was forward deployed to every ocean

During her 1976 deployment

'Connie's' air wing struck targets across Iraq from the very first night

trained alongside allied forces

and coalition forces across the Central Command theater

Kosovo approaching civil war

The ship named America never looked away

Constellation's airwing flew hundreds of combat sorties into some of the most heavily defended airspace in history

before she was reassigned as the Navy's forward-deployed carrier in Yokosuka

From late 1982 through 1983

Kitty Hawk's pilots and crew faced intense anti-aircraft fire and the daily demands of sustained combat operations

Every watch stood and every sortie flown during this deployment was part of the Navy's enduring commitment to freedom of the seas and forward presence

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