VFA-146 Blue Diamonds Squadron Crest Unisex Sweatshirt

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VFA-146 Blue Diamonds Squadron Crest Unisex SweatshirtVFA 146 Blue Diamonds fly the F A 18C D Hornet from NAS Lemoore, California, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW 9) and deploying aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Originally established as VA 146 flying the A 7E Corsair II, the Blue Diamonds became one of the Pacific Fleet's premier strike fighter squadrons following the transition to the F A 18 Hornet. The blue diamond motif reflects the squadron's precision and excellence

earning her crew membership in the legendary "Persian Gulf Yacht Club" — the unofficial distinction awarded to ships operating in those contested waters during a period of heightened tension

USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) — a amphibious assault ship whose service has earned a place in U

Kennedy (CV-67) off Malta — a recurring port call across her eighteen Mediterranean deployments

and homeported at Naval Station Everett

Named in honor of Commodore David Porter and Rear Admiral David D

The crew met every challenge with composure and expertise across thousands of miles of open ocean

This Ship's Crest sweatshirt honors SSN-716 and all who served in her crew

commissioned on 29 May 1976 and decommissioned on 31 March 2009

flew their sorties

USS Princeton (CG-59) deployed in 1993 to the Western Pacific

The buildup was beginning

Japan — completing the historic transfer that made her the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier permanently forward-deployed overseas

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