USS Midway (CV-41) Indian Ocean Cruise 1988-89 Sweatshirt

USS Midway (CV-41) served as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The 1988-89 Indian Ocean cruise extended Midway's operational reach deep into the Indian Ocean during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq War, with the Navy still conducting tanker escort operations under Operation Earnest Will. Midway's presence in the region underscored American commitment to freedom of navigation during a volatile period in the Gulf. This sweatshirt commemorates that Indian Ocean deployment.