USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop delivering precision ordnance on target

delivering precision ordnance on target while flying an aircraft that weighed less than many of the bombs it carried

This Vietnam-era patch preserves the Purple Foxes' identity as it appeared during their Southeast Asia deployments

The Diamondbacks — Atlantic Fleet Tomcat warriors who brought air superiority to every carrier deck they flew from

• Hook & loop backing for flight jackets

USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop delivering precision ordnance on targetUSS George Washington CVN 73 Patch The Spirit of Freedom at Sea Named for the Father of the Nation, CVN 73 carries the spirit of American independence across the world's oceans. USS George Washington (CVN 73) is a Nimitz class nuclear powered aircraft carrier commissioned in 1992. As one of the Navy's premier capital ships, CVN 73 has served in virtually every major theater of operations since her commissioning, from Operation Southern Watch over Iraq