USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1998-99 WestPac/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf Cruise Varsity Jacket

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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1998-99 WestPac/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf Cruise Varsity JacketHonor the crew of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on her 1998 99 WestPac Indian Ocean Persian Gulf cruise. This heavyweight varsity jacket features the official cruise design with port visits to Hong Kong, Bahrain, Australia, Hawaii, the U. A. E., Singapore, and Tasmania. Vinson enforced Operation Southern Watch and supported Operation Desert Fox, the December 1998 bombing campaign against Iraq, while patrolling the Persian Gulf with Carrier Air Wing 11.

• 100% ringspun cotton

and Pacific

proving the ship's fighting spirit was unbroken by tragedy

The squadron plays an important role in monitoring Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes and maintaining readiness alongside active-duty patrol forces

she was decommissioned in 2003 after 42 years of service

Libya plunged into civil war

Named for the Continental sloop-of-war Ranger commanded by John Paul Jones

By the time she was finally retired

USS Dale (CG-19) was a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1963 and named for Commodore Richard Dale — the officer who stood beside John Paul Jones as first lieutenant aboard Bonhomme Richard during its legendary fight with HMS Serapis

was commissioned May 30

USS New Mexico is a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine

Bradley (FFG-49) ship's crest

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