USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 1987 Cruise Sweatshirt

<p>USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier commissioned on April 29, 1961. Her 1987 Western Pacific deployment was among the final years of the Cold War, with Carrier Air Wing Eleven conducting sustained flight operations across the Pacific as the Reagan administration's military buildup reached its peak. Homeported at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Kitty Hawk represented the cutting edge of American naval aviation. This sweatshirt honors the sailors and aviators who served aboard her during the 1987 cruise.</p>