USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 2001 Cruise Sweatshirt

<p>USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier commissioned on April 29, 1961. Her 2001 deployment from Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan, was forever marked by the September 11 attacks. Just weeks into her cruise, Kitty Hawk was ordered to the North Arabian Sea to support Operation Enduring Freedom — the opening campaign in Afghanistan — where she served as a mobile command platform and launched strikes alongside USS Carl Vinson. She was on station within days of the attacks, a testament to the unmatched responsiveness of a forward-deployed carrier. This sweatshirt honors all who served aboard her during that historic deployment.</p>