Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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n : iMHim FLIGHTREADINESS: REFUELING,PRACTICEANDMAINTENANCE ▼■Helicopter In Flight Refueling(HIFR I. Red StingerlOS receives .JP-5t ' uel while in flight. I ' liMininMRl ' SWliav TheCHAMFS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA SCORPIONS 1 1 .10000 25000 . 20000 . 15000 . 10000 5000 - J HFueluesd in gallons | 1 ■ ■ III 1 Ml, I 1 1 1 1 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb LOG 200 FLIGHTS DURING WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98 1. 134,948 GALLONS OF JP-5 FUEL USED. 2. 433 Times the word was passed FLIGHT QUARTERS FLIGHT QUARTERS ALL DESIGNATED PERSON- NEL MAN YOUR FLIGHT QUARTER STATIONS. ALL HANDS NOT INVOLVED IN FLIGHT QUARTERS STAND CLEAR AFT OF FRAME 260. NO WEARING OF HEADGEAR ON ANY WEATHER DECKS. HOLD ALL TRASH ON STATION. FLIGHT QUARTERS 3. MISSION HOURS 538.9. 4. MAINTENANCE MANHOURS 9673.5 5. ITEMS PROCESSED: 3190 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS 6. 12 CRASH AND SMASH DRILLS 7. 345.5 HOURS AT FLIGHT QUARTERS .▲.Take in the hose SN Jeter. SN Camagong, DC3 Ward and SN Kenebrew handle the HIFR hose while BM2 Blasmo ensures safety. PhotobyMRKSWiDay PHelo crash! Crash and Rescue team conduct a pi lot rescue during adownedhelicopterdriil.Twodrills a month keep the team alert and ready. Photo bv EMC(SW) Culwell OCT23:PlaneGuard; I OCT 24:AD2 Welton reenlists;continuoaround thoclock hclo I OCT25:UNREPwithUSNSTIPPErANO: I operations I Planc( ' iuard;Newbarhorshopscheduling 20tuecrui.se

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te5FLIGHT0PERATIQNS t LIGHTQUARTERS HSL-49CONDUCTS FLIGHTOPERATIONS IN SUPPORTOFSOUTHERN WATCH SN Strom makes the connec- tion. Red Stinger 109 receives used pal lets and cargo net ting for transfer back to USNSSIRUS at the completion of a VERTREP. ▼■The air team. GSMFN Bogosian refuel, DC2 Buckley silver suit, SN Camagong flight director,BM2Blasmo comms,SN WillianissupportandSN Grupillion eyeware fashion. Photo bvEMCISWlCulv PIvlohvEMOSWiriilweil L x i s 1 i .A.Take a break. SN Grupillion, DC2 Buckley, SN Wil Hams, and SN Camagong pause during incoming flights. Pholf.bvEMa.SWICulwell J JCT20:Transit St raits of Hormuz north escorting Amphibious Jleady Group USS PELILIEU; New Lieutenants selected: LT Cook, LT Peneve, LT Jackson, LT A very, LT Boran, LT Nelson and LT Dud ley OCT 21: Rendezvous! OCT 22:VERTREPUSNSSIRIUS;OSSNPoulton withUSSNIMITZ I selected NIMITZBattleGroupJuniorSailorof I theMonth; Desert Duck; E-Mail begins TI1ECRUISE19 i

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Looking for bugs vvhdt do vou think I ' m looking For? ADAN Aiian Burlington inspects Red Stinger ' s 2 engine intake. Over 9000 manhours were spent insuring tliat the t vo hehcopters were re.idv to Checking stabilator for play. AECSI AW I Jeff Ward per- forms preflight checks to ensure safe and reliable helicopters for missions in support of Southern Watch. As senior maintenance technician he insured the 1009f mission accomplishment rate for HSL 49. PliotobyBTCMiSWIO ' Banion Serious Business. A W2 Rick Holt careful lycleansa spindle. I ' hnlnin FC-Jllnodson VGota crack ' ? RTV it. ATAN Nafarretellappliessealanttoan ESM cowling. Salt air was very corrosiveandajointofany typehad tobesealedtoextend thelifeof the helicopter--and pilots. Photo by EMOSWICulwell Do you see it? ADUAW) Castillo and AZ2(AW SW) Ortega are in- specting a spindle for proper part number. Over 3100 items were processed, and each one had to be exactly the right part. I ' hoto hv FMC ' SWl CuKvi-M . Whist lewhileyou wash.Seor- pions clean Red Stinger. Every Saturday morning.youstayed clear of the flight deck if you wanted to stay dry. Photo bv AECSI . W 1 Ward JCT 26: Functional check flight test of rlelicopter RedStinger 109; NAG ops with JSSNIMITZ OCT 27:ChaplainMensah visits: OCT 28:Hel icopter recovery shutdown crash and smash dri 11 THE CRUISE 21