Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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.1 r OM Operations Tracking the World TheCHAMPS WESTPAC ' 97- ' 98TRIVIA 1. 1324 sui face contacts tracked and identified 2. 1832 hours of fixed and rotary wing air control 3. 9 dozen black ink pens, 15 dozen grease pen- cils, 8015 moboards, 75 highlighters and 360 2 pencils 4. 850Gallons of paint 5. 16,089 Messages sent and 23,476 received 6. Average hoursonwatch(not including GQ, Nav and Sea and Anchor ) :1647 --OS ' E-6 and below , 1276.8 -E-7 and above Caught with hands inside the cookiejar.EW3HillandEW2 Lay ton conduct maintenance on SLQ-32. This equipment is vital to the ships abil ity to conduct electronic warfare. PhntobvFriiSWiMitchell r Behind the green door. RM2 Harge peers through the old Radio door. During deployment the door was given a facelift by artist RMaSW) NIKATNIGHr ' Simon. Ph.,t.iby.STG2Lut,ski ►►. Sea and Anchor in CIC. 0S3 John.son, 0S2ISW) Leupold, and OSC(SW) Henkle track the ship ' s movement duri ng restricted maneu- vering. Photo by FCKS W ) M i tchel 1 Taking time tostudyESWS. J [ BM3 Sheehan studies in the b J% 1 M Attention to detail. Seani;ii deck office. Petty Officer f§ Bkx ' Camagong meticulously clean Sheehan was one of many T ' iA ' S. Jr (|uarterdeck matting. This dcdi shipmatesthatearnedthier ff A c i HNi cation ensures that the CH A. M 1 En listed Surface Warfare Pins - H H Tyi alwayslookssharp. duringthisdeplovment. I Ki ' % 4 H l h,.iiib.vEMa.SW)CulweM Pb-l..b%PII:i(i -;,,r.l ' ' TlM 5 flikJ NOV 10:On station, mi.ssileson green light.TAO with key; TLAM exercise NOV ll:missilesstill ongreen ight NOV 12:( ' ommonce Egress training; 28THECRLMSE

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STEEL r BEACH jhCMi SW ) Ertzner teaches PNC( SW ) Nealy how to flip burgers.and M ilni;s during the CPO sponsored Steel Beach Picnic. ubvFCllSWiMitchell RC(SW)BrilvitchimitatesJohnBelushi,whiletherest ofthecrew ves themselves durinfr a steel beach cook-out. obvFCKSW ' .Mitch. ' ll ' JGSk;irinr..,,M.,u,-,,i,.-,Mihi-(;anirlins liiildm hrhinda book while I ler crew members enjoy tood trom theSteel Beach Picnic. Barbecues theaft missile deck allowed the crew to eat and enjoy the sunshine. hv FCKSW) Mitchell A Itemati ues DCl(SW)Jefferson,GMG2Sanchez,andSH3Steeletaketime-out for bible study in Sonar Room 1. Photo by FCKSWIMitchell ' r ■ f 4 Rumor Central The 03 level amidships wasalwaysa popular place to take a break and spread the latest gossip. Photo bv EMC SW I Cul well Wow, real ice cream! The crew enjoys ice cream on the messdecks. The ice cream nightsal lowed the crew toget togetherand social ize over a few sundaes. PhotobvFCKSWiMicthell THE CRUISE 27 amM Kuaa ma

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nra Ready to work. Members of First Division gat her on the star- board quarterdeck. BMl Hunt, BM2 Blosmo, SN Strom. BMl Rodesk v, BM2 Womack. BM3 Ramsingh.SN Williams, SN Kenebrew, BM3 Mickens,BM3Smith. PhotnbyFCllSW)Mitchell r SN Romeroappliesafreshcoat ofpaintinpreperationforanadmi- ralsvisit. Photobv EMClSWjCulwell ■»» i l i etr ' ii - HBlIk ■ H ISN Stromtakes inventorof Deck ' s tools. Thousands of doll ers were spent on various tools so some one was assigned to keep track of tools on a daily basis. Photobv EMOSWiCulwell PERFECT FIT.SN GrupiUion applies touch up paint to the Con- stant Tension Winch. This gear al lows The CHAMP to quickly de- ploy it ' s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat. Phot,ib.vFCl(.SW)Mitchfll jcanning the horizon BM3 heehan stands lookout on the ift missile deck. Lookouts are ■■till vital to maintainingthe ;afety of the crew and the ship. ' HotubyFCHSWlMitchell .566 feet to go. BM3 Smith rolls on some fresh deck wash. Photobv FCHSWlMitchell )V 13: UNREPand VERTREP with USS CRAMENT0;STG1 Roberts, FC2McKelvey, I BM3 Womack newe.st ESWS NOV 14:British media visitstheCHAMP NO V 15: Desert Duck drops by; THECKUISE29 M