Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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VERJtCALREP .ENISMENT TheCHAMFS WESTPACW- ' SSTRIVIA The key to maintaining sustained combat operations in the Arabian Gulf is to keep the gas and groceries flowing to the afloat units on station. The US Navy accomplished this with a fleet of CH-46 cargo helicopters on replenishment ships, SH-60 Seahawks attached to each unit, and SH-3 Desert Ducks from shore detachments in Bahrain. A typical VERTREP included both fo ' c ' sle and flight deck crews manned with an E-5 and below working party on the midships quarterdeck striking 40-50 pallets of stores below. All of this is done under careful supervision of the Supply Officer LCDR Port, Supply Division Officers LTJG Walton and ENS Abena, and Chief Petty Officers MSC(SW) Barton and SKC(SW) Burns, who meticulously in- ventory the receipts. Redstingerhasanewbaby! Inaddition to performing Anti- Surface and Ant i-Submarine warfare duties. Red stinger ho vers over the Flight Deck with a pallet of stores, demonstrating the true versatility oftheSH-60B helicopter. Photo bv EMC(SW)Culwel 1 Hightdeck Break down 6. The Human Chain 7. Strikedown Stores 8. Retrograde Away 1 ' ' i PV19:57CIWSPACFIRE, NOV 20:VERTREP with USNSSPICA; Post Off ice now offering Christ mas stamps NOV 21:Midships quarterdeck secured due to PRC work; Ready Strike Platform: TL AM exercise THE CRUISE 31 UUtecViiKl iJjt

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Members of the infamous E-5 and below grocery bagging crew (left to right) strike all of the stores below under the direct ion of the Supply Department: GSM3Pritchett,GMCM(SWiErtzner.SHlFrierson, SH3 Mai lory and ENS Abena. PhotobyEMC(SW)CuIwell rACH-46fromtheUSNSSIRIUShoversoverdeek as itdropsanot her pallet of stores. The ship typically Vertically replenished si multanously on the Fo ' c ' sle and Flight Deck. Phuto bv GMCM(S W i Ertzner ANATOMYOFAVERTREP:Ge«m Grocenesa Se( l.CH-46 Approaches 2. CH-460verDeck 3. CH-46 Releases Load 4.CH-46Away Nov 16: ETlMehlhaff receives ESWSpin before t ransfering also transferingLTJGRing,FCC(SW) Martin. OSl Bollon,FC2 Morrow, MS3Vicencio.MS3 Celeste, and RM. ' ri Taylor NOV 17:GMG2(SW) Irons Reenlisls, Commanders Conference onboard LKSS N IM ITZ; UNREP w SACRAM ENTO NOV 18:YNC Hesslerreenl ( !apta i n s hi rt hday; Ready St ri k Platform; Low slow f Iyer excrci 30THK( ' Kr].SK kiaBPtnnaa

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Combat Systems MuIti-Mission,Multi-CapabIe TheCHAMFS WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVA 1. Expended 3200 manhours on repairs 2. Expended 120 rounds BMLT for PACFires 3. Expended zero missiles rSILENT WATCH.AnotherdavendsintheArabianGulfasthe Mount 21 CIWS mount quietly stands watch. LAKE CHAMPLAIN maintainedall weaponsin theirhigheststateof readiness. Photub.vFC2Cr: FC2 Phi Hips replaces the train seal on Numbers illuminator. Emergent repairs normally done by outside technical assets were routinely performed by ship ' s force to maintain the ship ' s high state of readiness. PhotobyFCllSWiMitchell rr Batteries Release, Mount 51...bore cl ear, f i ve rounds expended, noapparent casualties! Thegun crews hone their skills and e va 1 uate the readiness of the guns through one of many Pre- action Calibration fires. Photo by PH. ' SBeaird t 23 h 3| Ite ilS ICl Brown and ICl Fletcher run the sound board as CEfa.k.a. Crews Entertainment ) Division puts on another great afternoon iifmusicduringoneofmanySteel Beach Picnics. A proud man and his I ' ish. TM2 Parsonsstandsin theMK 46tor- pcdo Magazine during a shift of weapons postures. MK46 torpe- does serveas the primary weapon forclose-in urgentsubmarine tack PhotobyTM.TNRiiyon NOV 22: Log Helo Duck Avoidance, Link Confer- ence with USSNIMITZ NOV 23:ProtestantDi vino Service, Catholic Lay Service, Plane Guard, Supply Depart mentselccted by COMMA VSURFPACasFY97TopFinancialPerformer;PlaneC.uard 32THECKLLSE