This has 'Bart Simpson' depicted on it with his typical sayings. This was the cruise patch for VF-24 when they were onboard the USS Nimitz in 1991 while Pretty cutĪnd dry - it shows Iraqi and the gulf with a Tomcat flying overhead. This is a WestPac patch for the USS Nimitz (CVN-68)/CVW-9 for Operation Desert Storm.

The bottom of the patch and shows the Grim Reaper holding a map of the Persian Gulf countries.this patch does not come withĬVN-68/CVW-9 'Desert Storm' Patch (Tall Shield) This is one of the 1991 WestPac cruise patches created for CVN-68/CVW-9 and says 'Death From Above' along This patch was created for their 1988-1989 cruise and states 'I.O., I.O., IT'S OFF TO WORK I GO'.ĬVN-68/CVW-9 1991 WestPac 'Death from Above' Patch This is the cruise patch for CVW-9 while attached onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68).

This is the 'Let The Games Begin, Baby' patch created by the CVN-68/CVW-9 'Team Players' for theirġ988 WestPac tour that took place during the Olympics. Navy has 5 such certificates, each for an historic event (i.e., Suez Canal, Shellback, etc.) Person aboard the ship at crossing receives a colorful certificate suitable for framing for their 'love-me' wall. When oneĬrosses the imaginary line, they become a 'blue nose', symbolizing the frigid temperatures that area is known for. The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) made the 'Blue Nose' cruise by going north of the Artic Circle.

Of USS Enterprise in 2012 and decommissioning in 2017, Nimitz is now the oldest U.S. Version of the ship patch and does not have velcro attached. In January 2015, Nimitz changed home port from Everett back to Naval Base Kitsap. The home port of Nimitz was again moved to Naval StationĮverett in Washington in 2012. Following her Refueling and Complex Overhaul in 2001, her home port wasĬhanged to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County, California. Nimitz had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Stationīremerton in Washington (now part of Naval Base Kitsap). The ship was named for World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, 'aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered',īut she was later redesignated as CVN-68, 'aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered', on 30 June 1975, as part of a fleet-wide USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class.

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