USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1960 MED CRUISE T-Shirt

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1960 MED CRUISE T-ShirtUSS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) was one of the storied Midway class carriers that shaped American naval power through three decades of Cold War service. Commissioned in April 1945 and named for the thirty second President who guided the nation through the Depression and World War II, she served as an attack carrier in the Mediterranean a steady, powerful presence during the most consequential years of the Cold War. The 1960 MED CRUISE placed

forces secured one of the most strategically important islands of the Pacific campaign

and the quiet pride of knowing their sailor was part of something that mattered

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The 1984-85 cruise kept Midway and Carrier Air Wing 5 active in the Western Pacific

The carrier's nuclear propulsion allowed her to sustain these operations over months without the constraints of fuel replenishment

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and anti-submarine warfare systems

And USS America (CV-66) was in the vanguard of that resurgence

As major combat operations in Iraq concluded and Afghanistan operations continued

USS Ranger (CV-61) deployed in 1992-1993

The crew's extraordinary damage control and seamanship kept the submarine afloat and allowed her to surface and proceed under her own power to Apra Harbor

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