Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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OOOH that Smell!! MS3(SW) Catanguia.k.a. midnight baker uses thesmall mixertomakethedaily baked goodies. MS3 started his day at a little before midnight and by 4am he had served CCS watchstanders a sampling of cook- ies or donuts and made the daily bread. Photo by OSSNWomack ▼■HNWebbhelpsMSSCatangui as part of his FSA duties. Starting around 1600 and finishing a little past 0300, Al 1 FSA ' s who hel ped the midnight baker had to adapt to sleepingin the morning and work- ing at night. Photo bvOSSNWomack i m IMS3( SW ) Catangui measures the yeast for his next batch of bread. For four months Catangui was the Midnight Baker . Phf.tHbv(KS W..mack FOOD SERVICE ATTENDANT DUTIES GSMFN Bogosian cleans dishes 1 n TheCHAMP ' sScullery. Dishpan hands was a 90 day experience ' PhotobvOSSNW OSSA Mcafee reassembles the Ice Cream machine. A day without ice cream was a dav of hell for the FSA. PhMt..b ().S,S. ' Vnm3ck FN Solis cleans the tables in the crews mess. For 90 days FSAs perform various tasks in and around the messdecks. This is something the Smart Ship will still need. Ph.it,,l, l)SSX W.im.iik 0V30:UNREPwithUSSSACRAMENTO,Protestant vine Services, Cat hoi ic Lay Reader Service, DLQ ' s with sertDuck DEC 1: FC3 Branch and FC3 Phil lips reenlist;PlaneGuard DEC 2:HALF-WAYDAY,halfworkday( field day ),Cake cutting celebration. Ice Cream Social, Bingo THE CRUISE 35 ■° » ' ' ' - ■

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CRUISERMAN CAFE , FC3 Hardy dishes the peaches as part of his FSA duties. Food service attendants were in high demand to supplement the meal preparations. pi,. ., k.-iK ' X Womack The CHAMP ' S WESTPAC ' 97 - ' 98 TRIVIA 12,211 SLICES OF PIZZA 6,100 POUNDS OF SPAGHETTI 60,000 (SLIDERS) HAMBURGER. 312,000 PIECES OF CHICKEN 120,435 CHICKEN NUGGETS MS3 James opens a 10 tin can for todays soup of the day. ' F MSS Tooks cooks hamburgers for slider ' day. Hamburgers were served every Wednesday. The days to go were counted by how many slider days were left. rh.it.i ' iu o.ssN w , MS1 Quesnel decorates the a. FN Tate and SN Rios serve meat loaf.chicken. rice, potatoes. Half Way cake. MSKSW) and spinach to customers of the Cruiserman Cafe. MSC(SW) Bart Quesnel wastheofficial cakedeco- developed numerous menus to keep the crew provided with a va rator for The CHAMP. of foods I ' hoto by FCKSW) Mitchell ph„t„ by OSSN Womack n NOV 27: Thank.sgiving dinner, Reenlistmenl ofGSE2fSW)Lusung NOV 28: MS:j Tiongco and FC3 Reeves newest ESW.S Sailors, NOV 29: Deputy Secretary of Defensi John Hamre and wife visits 34 THKCIUISE

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▼ ' The Spice Souq, one of many specialty shopping areas, put an exotic twist on the combination of new and old in cosmopolitan Dubai. Hard-to-find spices and herbs made great Christmas gifts for friends and family back home. Ph.itii by STG3 Ef tahrimk . One of many beautiful mosques radiates a warm glow in the afternoon twilight. The Is- lamic influence is ever present in the culture and architect ure of Dubai. The LKC left the UAE just as Ramadan, the most sacred season of the Islamicyear, Beuan. r Thinking of liberty. FC2 McKelvey stands one of many long M-14 sentry watches. Due to the constant threat of terrorism, the ship maintained extensive se- curity measures which included extra armed rovers, barricades, and security checks to name a few. Photo by FCl Mitchell r A shopper ' s paradise. The gold Souq had many shops like the one FCl Mitchell is visiting. The streets of the Gold Soiu] seemed lined with gold. lVIaii Christmas presents were bough i here with plastic money. ' ▼ ' ..., have I got a story for you ...! The LKC paparazzi pho- tographs a scene at the Dubai Seaman ' s Center. The Seaman ' s Center was the hub for all recre- ation, start of tours, and trans- portation to Souqs All hands working party pallets of sodalaprox. 17,220 cans) 6 pallets of food products for thr shipsstore, .5palletsof vegotablrs 1 Opal lets of various canned good Dec 3: EN3 Walker reenlists; Moor 08.59) Berth 28, Port Rashid, Dubai, United Arab Emiritas; Advance clocks -4 Delta; StorRs onload 36 THE CRUISE DEC 4: Liberty Call; Commander, Fifth Fleet and C jmmander, United Kingdom Third Group hold conference aboard the CHAMP. DEC 5: Celebi-ation of the CHAMP ' s 1 2 way day held at St;aman Center.LKC Blues Revue Band in Concert, 3on.3 basketball toui-nament