USS America (CV-66) Shooters Union Local 66 Sweatshirt

The "Shooters Union Local 66" is a tribute to the aviation ordnancemen and weapons handlers who kept USS America's (CV-66) strike aircraft armed and ready across 31 years of deployments. In carrier aviation tradition, ordnancemen are called "shooters"—the men who work in the heat and jet blast of the flight deck, loading bombs and missiles onto aircraft that will be over enemy territory within the hour. "Local 66" is the only union that matters on the Big Dog: a brotherhood forged in the thunderous rhythm of flight operations from Vietnam to Desert Storm. These were the men every pilot counted on before every launch.

• 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Air-jet spun yarn for a softer feel
• Double-needle stitching throughout