USS Intrepid (CVA-11) 1960-61 WESTPAC Unisex Sweatshirt

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USS Intrepid (CVA-11) 1960-61 WESTPAC Unisex SweatshirtIn 1960 61, USS Intrepid (CVA 11) deployed to the Western Pacific during the Cold War, maintaining the forward naval presence that underpinned American commitments to allies in the Pacific. Known as the "Fighting I" for her legendary World War II and Korean War service, Intrepid was still serving as a frontline attack carrier before her transition to the antisubmarine warfare role, bringing decades of combat experience to every mission.

Now redesignated CV-63

Saratoga and her embarked air wing flew continuous readiness operations throughout the cruise

The mission was to be there

where Arleigh Burke's DesRon 23 achieved a decisive victory over a Japanese force in the Solomon Islands on November 25

operating in the Adriatic as part of Operation Deny Flight over Bosnia

and F/A-18F Super Hornet through decades of Pacific Fleet service before disestablishment in 2014

on any shore

she was designed to meet the most demanding Cold War threat environments: faster

who led Marines at Tarawa in 1943 and later served as Commandant of the Marine Corps

Her 2001 deployment from Naval Station Yokosuka

she is an Improved 688 class boat capable of under-ice Arctic operations and armed with vertical launch Tomahawk cruise missiles

This sweatshirt commemorates her 1963 cruise