USS America (CVA-66) 1968 Full Print Cruise Jacket - Shellback

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USS America (CVA-66) 1968 Full Print Cruise Jacket - ShellbackThe 1968 cruise of USS America (CVA 66) stands as one of the most demanding deployments in carrier aviation history. When the Tet Offensive erupted on January 31, her aircraft were already in positionlaunching strikes and close air support missions over Vietnam as the war entered its most intense and consequential phase. Crossing the equator during that deployment earned her crew membership in the Ancient Order of Shellbacks, the time honored naval

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She was decommissioned July 10

Operation Desert Shield dispatched a historic military buildup to the Persian Gulf

Designed to land Marines from the sea by helicopter

with an eagle befitting her stature as one of the Navy's most capable carriers

she has served as one of the Pacific Fleet's premier power-projection platforms

a tribute to the Sailors and aviators who served aboard the world's most powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

In an era when the tempo of operations remained high

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She honors Vice Admiral Charles B

and carried the worry so their sailor could carry the mission

" The sight of a Tico cruiser alongside the piers of North Island is a defining image of San Diego's military identity