USS Saratoga (CV-60) Shooters Union Local 60 Sweatshirt

"Shooters Union Local 60" is the irreverent nickname embraced by the sailors and aviators of USS Saratoga's flight deck community — a wry nod to the ship's hull number (CV-60) and the relentless, round-the-clock work of launching and recovering aircraft from the most dangerous workplace in the world. Like all great carrier hull-number clubs, the name captures the pride and dark humor of the men and women who kept flight ops running through every sea state. USS Saratoga (CV-60) was a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier commissioned on April 14, 1956, serving from the Cold War through Operation Desert Storm before decommissioning in 1994 after nearly four decades of distinguished service. This sweatshirt is the authentic badge of everyone who earned their Shooters Union card aboard Saratoga.