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Custom shirts for NAWS China Lake

Unit gear, PT shirts, and morale apparel for Navy personnel at NAWS China Lake, printed by veterans and delivered to base or door in Ridgecrest, California.

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Unit orders for NAWS China Lake

The Ridgecrest area around the installation holds about 28,000 people, every address of it inside the standard 5 to 7 day window. Orders regularly split between the installation and nearby Ridgecrest Heights, CA (3 mi), China Lake Acres, CA (6 mi), Inyokern, CA (9 mi), at no difference in price or timeline.

We print for units stationed at NAWS China Lake and across the Navy: company PT shirts, deployment and homecoming tees, ball and ceremony apparel, and morale gear your formation will actually wear. Every price includes the front print, proofs arrive within 24 hours, and nothing prints until your point of contact approves it in writing.

We know how Navy orders actually move: a volunteer POC, a first sergeant or chief who wants it right, a date that cannot slip, and a size roster that changes twice. The process below is built around exactly that.

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Why order from a shop built for the military community

We print for units, veterans, and military families every day, and the discipline transfers. Navy units get straight answers on dates, a named person on their order, and work we would put our own name on.

Part of the job is refusing bad orders. When the art, the garment, or the date is wrong, saying so before you pay is the service.

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Every service, delivered to NAWS China Lake

Screen Printing

The bulk-run classic: pressed ink, published packs, proven durability.

Embroidery

Stitched logos for hats, polos, and jackets that read professional up close.

DTG and DTF Printing

No screens, no setup fee: full-color small runs from 10 pieces.

Sublimation

All-over color dyed into the fabric, impossible to crack or peel.

Banners and Signs

Homecoming banners and event signage built for outdoors.

Custom Design

Logo cleanups, redraws, and full concepts from the in-house team.

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What NAWS China Lake orders most

Company and platoon PT shirt runs

At pack quantities this runs through the press at the best per piece price we offer, with ink laid thick enough to survive hundreds of wash cycles. Mixed sizes and colors in one run are standard here, not a special request.

Homecoming shirts and banners

Family shirt runs from 10 pieces and 4x8 photo banners for the Ridgecrest pier, hangar, or parade field. Return dates slip, so we print these fast and quote rush honestly.

Ball, ceremony, and gift pieces

Stitched, not printed, so it reads professional up close and survives years of wear without cracking or fading. Mixed sizes and colors in one run are standard here, not a special request.

Memorial shirts

Single pieces and family runs handled with the care they deserve, moved to the front of the schedule when a service date demands it.

See your exact price in about ninety seconds.

Upload art or add text in the Design Lab, set sizes and quantities, and the full estimate, shipping included, is on screen before you give anyone your email.

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What to print it on

Garment choice makes or breaks the order. These are the blanks Navy units pick most, all designable online on real product photos.

Crewneck Sweatshirt

An 8.0oz fleece crew with a clean uninterrupted front, the best canvas we stock for big crests and old school block lettering. Packs mix garment colors freely, so squads, shifts, or grade levels can each get their own.

Essential Light Tee

When the count is high, this 4.5oz ringspun blank keeps the math friendly: $12 a shirt at volume, front print included. The proof comes first and it is free, so what arrives is exactly what you signed off on.

Classic Cotton Tee

Eighty-plus colors of 5.3oz heavy cotton, from military green to every heather, that keeps its shape through the laundry years. Ask for the honest option and you get it, even when it is the cheaper one.

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The art department is included

Design help is not an upsell here, it is how orders start. Describe the concept in a sentence, attach whatever reference you have, and within 24 hours a real designer returns a proof drawn as clean vectors, era-correct where it matters. Revisions cost nothing and continue until the proof is right, and your written approval is the only thing that sends it to production.

The Design Lab is there when you want to drive: upload, place, and price the design yourself on the exact garment we print.

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What it costs

Budget planning for NAWS China Lake units starts with real numbers. This is our light cotton tee pack pricing with the front print already included.

Order sizePack totalCost per pieceFreightBack side
Pack of 10$180$18 ea$18$4 ea
Pack of 15$250$16.67 ea$18$4 ea
Pack of 20$320$16 ea$20.99$4 ea
Pack of 25$375$15 ea$20.99$3 ea
Pack of 50$700$14 ea$22.99$2 ea
Pack of 100$1200$12 eaFREE$2 ea

Add-on pricing is deliberately boring: back print per the table (later $3, then $2), oversize front $3 or $2 by volume, extended sizes $6 or $4 by volume. That is the complete list, and the Design Lab computes it live before any quote is written.

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How it works, start to finish

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Brief

Two doors in: the quote form if you want a person on it immediately, or the Design Lab if you want to see it on the garment first. Either way, unfinished ideas are the expected input.

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Proof

A real designer, not an algorithm, sends your proof within 24 hours. You change it as many times as it takes to be right.

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Approve

Production waits for one thing only: your written sign-off on the proof. That signature is the contract for exactly what prints.

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Print and ship

From approval, count 5 to 7 business days to your door. If the event is sooner, ask about rush and get a straight yes or no.

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Reorder

The specs live in our archive permanently: same art, same colors, same result, on demand.

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What the giants cannot do

They cannot put a designer between your file and the press, so mistakes print. They cannot give your order a person, so problems ticket-queue. And they rarely show the full price until the end. All three are standard practice here, with the written proof as your guarantee instead of a returns page.

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Shipping and turnaround

Delivery to NAWS China Lake, on base delivery points, and Ridgecrest addresses follows one simple clock: 5 to 7 business days including production, with tracking from the moment it leaves. APO and FPO addresses ship at the same pace, so deployed elements are covered. Hit 100 pieces and the shipping line drops to zero.

Every box leaves counted, tracked, and matched to your roster. Shortages and shipping damage are on us to fix, fast, because delivery day is the only day the customer remembers.

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Common questions

What file types work best?

Vector files such as AI, SVG, EPS, and PDF are ideal. A 300 DPI PNG with a transparent background also prints clean. If all you have is a screenshot, we redraw it free.

Do you ship to APO and FPO addresses?

Yes, APO and FPO delivery is standard here, not an exception, and every state in the country ships the same way.

Can I see the price before I talk to anyone?

Completely. Build the design in the Design Lab and the full order total sits on screen the whole time; no email, no call, no waiting.

How long does shipping take?

Five to seven business days, all in, from approval to arrival. Rush exists for real deadlines and gets an honest yes or no up front.

Do you help with the design?

Design help is included free. Whatever you have, a napkin sketch, a faded shirt photo, a sentence, becomes a print-ready proof from a real designer within 24 hours.

Can you handle a large order for your unit at NAWS China Lake?

Large runs are the core business: hundreds of pieces, mixed sizes, multiple colors, one named contact who owns it from first proof to the delivery scan.

How do 2XL and larger sizes work?

Simple math: 2XL and up cost $6 more per piece on small orders and $4 more per piece from 25 pieces. No other size fees exist, and the Design Lab totals it live.

More answers on the full FAQ page.

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Keep exploring

See everything we ship across California, browse gear for military units, or start your design in the Design Lab right now.

One business day to a real quote

Proofs are free and fast, approvals are in writing, and the price you calculated is the price you pay.