USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 1990-91 Cruise Sweatshirt

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier commissioned on 25 October 1986 and known as "The Big Stick." This sweatshirt commemorates her legendary 1990-91 cruise — Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm — during which CVN-71 and her embarked air wing conducted sustained combat operations against Iraqi forces, flying thousands of combat sorties in support of the liberation of Kuwait. Few cruises in modern carrier aviation history carry more significance, and this sweatshirt honors those who answered the call.