USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Ship's Crest Sweatshirt

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USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Ship's Crest SweatshirtThe lead ship of the United States Navy's most successful destroyer class, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) was commissioned on July 4, 1991 Independence Day and named for Fleet Admiral Arleigh "31 Knot" Burke, one of the most aggressive and capable surface warfare commanders in American history. During World War II, Burke commanded Destroyer Squadron 23 in 22 engagements in the South Pacific without losing a single ship, earning his nickname by racing

USS George Washington (CVN-73) deployed to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf

Her final Mediterranean deployment closed out thirty-one years of service with the same professionalism that had defined CV-66 from the day she was commissioned

freedom of navigation operations

projecting American naval power during this consequential deployment

conducting operations that supported American commitments in the region during a period of evolving strategic demands

NATO was struggling to end the Bosnian War — a conflict that had already cost over 100

maintaining a continuous carrier presence in the Gulf of Tonkin during a period when the Nixon administration was pursuing Vietnamization while still conducting significant air operations

George's Aegis crew provided the air defense backbone of the carrier battle group

naval power in the Western Pacific and a living symbol of the enduring U

ready to respond as one of the most volatile crises of the Cold War's final decade unfolded ashore

This sweatshirt commemorates the 1971 cruise — in the final years of American combat in Vietnam

This long sleeve shirt commemorates the 1988 cruise — one of her final Cold War deployments

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