Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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hird Fourth Port Visit rHE CHAMP IN THE PERSIAN GULF SS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 ARRIVES IN DUBAI, UAE Christmas at the ship ' s store is only days away, so ENS Abena is already looking for hot selling items. Dubai had many specialty shopping areas called Souqs that sold everything from com- puters to gold to spices. Photo bvDKCiSW I Cube Let ' s see. I took a wrong turn at that one palm tree... International tourist, STG3 Estabrook, takes advan- tage of some of the historical and cultural sights in Dubai. Many LKC crew members took the opportunity to learn about the ancient desert cultures of the Middle East. tEC 6: Liberty call; XO says EAT ARMY DEC 7: A day that will live in infamy Pearl Harbor remembered DEC 8: Depart (0900)Dubai. UAE: UNREP with USS SEATTLE; 5 Cr ' WS Pieaction calibration Fire THE CRUISE ' S ' l

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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

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EN3 Ruiz sorts A Gang ' s mail with FN Garland taking what be- longs to him. Photo by FCHSWIMitchell ' ▼ FCSCook intently reading thr latest news from home. Phni,,ln FCl SWMiichcIl AT.3 Nafarrete receives mai 1 from PCSHipnerfor AirDet. Over4,000 pounds of mail was sent out and 12,000 pounds of mail received. Ph.itobvFCl ' SWi.Mitchell It ' s beginning to look a lot like Christmas GM2 Knight reads a card while squatting in his second fa vori te doorway. Letters were read as soon as they were received and in any location. PhoiobyFCKSWiMitchell $11000 instampsah V.5. POSTAL mCfiZi o VEd To f ll STG3 Yates picks up packages forhisdivision,whileFC2(SW) Cole, GM2 Cole, IC2 Vandever, and MS2 Patterson patiently wait theirturn. PhotubvFCKSWiMitchell $37, 000 i n m on ey order na h Dear Jon letters are not always bad! HM3Jon WebbandHM3John .Scholz read their mail and enjo the moment. DEC 9: Flight Quarters 0410- 1 430. recovery shutdown crash drill DEC 10:Ship ' sstore taking orders for Holi day Season flowerarrangemonts DEC 11: Air Defense meeting onboard USS NIMITZ; Desert Duck hit DEC12:GMG2(SWlLewis,DC2(SW)ReynoldsandEW;iH are command advanced; EN2 Ruiz, GMG3 Spel ler, GMG2 Lewis and CT03 Meggison our newest ESWS SSTHECRUISE