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USS Iowa (BB-61) 1989 Cruise ShirtIn 1989, USS Iowa (BB 61) deployed to the Atlantic what would prove to be one of the most memorable deployments in the battleship's history. On April 19, 1989, during training exercises off Puerto Rico, a catastrophic explosion in Turret No. 2 claimed the lives of 47 Sailors. The men of USS Iowa served with extraordinary valor throughout this devastating tragedy, honoring their shipmates and their ship with distinction.

and theater security cooperation missions across the Indo-Pacific region

The Lebanon crisis defined the 1982-83 deployment of USS America (CV-66)

More experienced than any warship in the fleet

training and standing watch in the years just before the war would demand everything

Those who served this deployment did so with courage and professionalism under sustained combat conditions

and precision strikes

her air wing proved the ship and the men who flew from her decks—demonstrating that America's newest attack carrier was more than ready for the challenge

she carried a warrior's heritage into a Cold War deployment that demanded steady vigilance

This long sleeve shirt commemorates the 1972-73 cruise — during the closing years of the Vietnam era

and a purpose that needed no explanation

and every sailor aboard — from the flight deck to the engine room — contributed to the effort

flying combat missions in support of allied troops and striking enemy supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh Trail

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