Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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TllC Fourth Estate ▼Yepitsamisslle Executive ' ▼ ' Gunsablaze.GMG2(SW) LewisandGMG3(SW)Spellershow the media the 50s on the 04 level I ' hcitobyFClMitchfll OtTicer shows the Media how to spell VLS . British Newspersonnel were given a tour of the ships fire power duringthecrisis with Iraq. Photo by FC2Goodson PI Sailor phones. SKClSW) Burns uses Real time communications to keep in touch with his family withouthaving to wait for a port visit. ATT installed 10 phone booths in various locations and by using a ( $20 for 20min) calling card with a code.crewmembers were able to call home. Over 7,140 calls on average were made per month. Photo by FCl Mitchell .5-79(: ays..for letters to get home 7-70f ays..for letters from home Next day service. .E-Ma i I When sch edu led. .phone home Everyothermon th ..aNewslettei- MM V!KS e..4fIS!k ' § iKGMS HA@salts.icpphi l.Navy.Mil SK2(SWi Chalmers received 3000 incoming and sent 9000 E- Mailfortheship. For$1.00 per 5000 words a crewmember could send messages to friends and fami ly via the World Wide Web. ' Ph l.ibyCP.3Bc.iir(i ►TheCHAMPspeaks. A Newsletter from theCap- tain and departments in- formed families of events that took place during de- ployment. Newsletter HVESTFJLfS 9T9a OrKCcLioife fiom dur tfimaittbtuf ( ' ffkXT !C 13: Desert pream Social jC@salts.icpph Duck; DDFAS with USS NIMITZ; ; New E-Mail address il.navy.mil) DEC 14:UNREPUSSSACRAMENT0; VERTREPUSNSSICIA Protestant Divine Services; Catholic Lay Services DEC 15: OSKSW) Ruotola and 0S2(SW) Leupold reenlist; Winter in theGulfSale at ships store; VBSSboardingofM VBISMIHHA ' LA THE CRUISE 39 ngn B i a.-ai: ' jt