USS Saratoga’s story spans Cold War deterrence, accidents, and combat support, including a Vietnam rescue where aircraft coordinated to extract a downed pilot moments before capture. In 1985, after ...
During Operation Desert Storm, USS Saratoga launched continuous combat air patrols and strike escorts over Iraq. But one of the most dangerous moments of the war happened not in the sky, but on the ...
Red Sea, December, 1990: A flight deck crewman walks amid the jumble of aircraft wings on board the USS Saratoga, stationed in the Red Sea.