USS Antietam (CG-54) 1988-89 Maiden Deployment Short-Sleeve T-Shirt

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USS Antietam (CG-54) 1988-89 Maiden Deployment Short-Sleeve T-ShirtWhen USS Antietam (CG 54) sailed on her maiden deployment in 1988 89, she was among the newest and most capable surface combatants in the U. S. Navy. A Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser built around the Aegis Combat System, she was designed to provide fleet wide air defense against the Soviet threat. That first cruise in the Western Pacific was her chance to prove it. The crew who made that deployment the first to take Antietam to sea on a real

This sweatshirt commemorates that deployment and the men and women who served aboard her

projecting American power while conducting exercises with NATO allies and maintaining readiness in the face of Soviet naval activity

That's a partnership — and it takes strength

she remains one of the most capable attack submarines ever built

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as Cold War tensions remained high and the Sixth Fleet maintained its essential deterrent presence across the Mediterranean