Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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FTH Port Visit HE CHAMP IN THE PERSIAN GULF SS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 ARRIVES IN JEBEL ALI, UAE ' car Mom and Dad: ftvvT Ch ristm as and HappvNeiv Yea r miJehelAli, UAE. TheCNOvisited the ay ive pu I led i n and bmught San ta. I was otoneoftheselectedSailoissincelivas 1 watch, solcan ' t send a picture of m jtmanyothercrewmembersdidget leirpictinvtaken with theCNO. MC ' sBlu es De I itxe Ba n d played for 1 e CNO and becam e k n own as IFTHFL T ' s m usic m on ster. Jebel li is ni a in lyash ippingportso ilytheSeatnen ' sCenter J ' eivd a n ybrva k from the lip. Somedid howevergo Dubai again despitethe mgbusride. The vatherh as been cool ndtheseascalmso espitethelongat atimelifeisgood. JOADM Jiihnson.SNAugustin.Sant, Of course Christmas wou Id not be complete without Santa Claus. It seems he braved the tense No-Fly Zone over Iraq to make the visit. This time he came in the CNO ' sofficial party and wasgreeted by LKCsideboys. PhotobyFCHSWlMitchell Mom, you won ' t guess who I met today! IC2 Bynum stepsout for a quick snapshot with ADM Johnson. TheCNOmadea pointof shaking hands witheachSai lor and addressed the crew over the 1 MC. 5C 26:Liberty Call; $20 phone ' ds - now on sale for $10 for ? holidays, ends 6 January 1998 DEC27:Libertycall;SAT test given; stores onload DEC 28:Liberty Call; CLEP exams given DEC 29:Underway( 0900) from Jebel AH, UAE; Set Weapons Posture 1; retard Clocks -3 CHARLIE; VERTREPUSNSSPICA;UNREPUSNSTIPPECANOE THECKL1SE43

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Santa delivers! Theentirehelo hanger was filled with mail; SKl ' iSWi Lewis and MSClSWi Barton lend a hand in sorting and getting it to the crew. PhotobvAEOAWiWard ESWS Jeopardy FC2(S Vi Branch. MS3(SWl Catangui and BM3( SW ) Sheehan compete in the first ESWS Jeopardvtournament hosted by CTRC( SW ) •■ Alex Trebek Brilvitch. The game was shown on SITE TV for the crew to enjoy. PhotobvFCliSWiMitchell . L.LT Rustonsneaks a peak un- der Ai r Det ' s Christmas tree. PhotobvAEOAWiWard Oh mess caterer -please give me the wish bone. RMCrSWtSimon si ices himself a piece of turkey for his Christmas din nor. Phot.ibvKMl . A ' GangawaitsSanta, with their stockings all hung- by the workbench with care. The wish 1 ist and cookies a re left on the nearby tool box forSanta. Decorationsand lights were hung throughout thr ship to enjoy the Hoi iday away fron i home. HMCMullinandLTDotoastto a New Year. They were a iitth ' early since we left 29Dec97 ami spent New Year ' s eve at sea, but the .sentiment was the same. The Seaman ' s center was the only place in Jebel Ali for the crew to relax away from the ship. DEC 23:Video tape greetings n ight deck: VERTREP USNSSPICA;Christmas Bingo; caroling during evening meal; ICKSW) Brown LKC ' sSailorof the Year DEC 24:Mooril()41)Berth60.Jebei Ali, United ArabEnieriles;CNOADIVI Jf)hnson visit.sand bi ' iiigs.Santa DEC 25:MERRYCHRISTMAS! I CatholicMa.ssbyCOMFIFTHFi;r(1iaplin; i Protest intDivineServiccs;Chri.stmasDinnei| 42rHECRL;iSE

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mfE msa WORK OUT SCHEDULE Dayl: Dav2: Day 3: Bench Press(4 sets 6-8 reps) Pullovers (4 sets 6-8 reps) Dumb bell Press Flys Repeat above for Triceps Run 30min around weather deck Sitting Row Pull downs (Lap) Close grip pull downs Standing Curls Run SOmin l ' ' RM2 Damian, winner of the Toughguy competition is shown performing a curl while ENS Abena acts as judge and safety observer. PhoiobvFCHSWi Mitchell r OSS Johnson presses while FC3(SW) Reeves spots. Photo by FCKSWi Mitchell T OUGH G UY On January 9, 1998 the crew of the LAKE CHAMPLAIN was greeted by the first annual LKC Toughguy comipetition. All participants ' - hard and vigorous training had finally paid offJ The three events included the benchpress, mili- tary press and arm curl. Competition was tough-ij In the end... there can be only one! Congratula-i tions to RM2 Damian, winner of the first annual LKC Toughguy competition by lifting, three times his weight. FC2(SW) Reeves organized the competition; MS2 Edwards, MSC(S W) Barton and ENS Abena were the judges. j LT.JG -Jaramillo curled, ran, bicycled.and weight lifted his way to fitness and beyond. GM2 Gover pumps it up in preparation for whaling on thi drums. LKC ' s weight room named by GM2 Gover the TOUGHGUY GYM was used extensively by the crew to sta; in shape and pass the time during long at sea periods. DEC 30: Plane Guard: USWEX DEC 31: USWEX; field day toB January 1, 1998: HAPPY NEW YEAR; SKKSW) effect deep cleaning | Lewis, SK2iSWl Chalmers, EWSN Nosse selected Senior, Junior and Bluejacket Sailors of the Quarter: Plane Guard 44 THE CRUISE