Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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' HE (MAMFSl ATHLETIC CLUB f RUISERMAN MAINTAIN PHYSICAL FITNESS SH3 Beebe spots SN Olivo while RM2 Damian and ENC Enigk do individual workout routines. The CHAMP ' S new weight room has been setup in the old general work shop and gets plenty of use by serious weight lifters. Photo by EMO.SW I rulwfll BAIC ' lSW I Slegel erijuy.s a dc. golf while in Dubai. Ph.jlobv BTCMi.SWi 0 ' Bani.,n GSM3 Seder gets some fresh air and exercise at the same time. Photo by FCHSW) Mitchell Tournament time! EWl Compton drives past DC2 Reynolds as 0S2 DeGrand sets the pick. 083 Busalacchi is defended by DC2 Jefferson while BM3 Womack picks up EWl. 1( ' 2 F;u-i ' ish competes in the Duli n International Seaman ' s Center World Cup. MWR hosted a series of athletic events for the Halfway Celebration. Photo by FCKSWi Mitchell AG3 Morgan wishes he was pedaling home instead of in the champ ' s exercise fan room. Photo by FCKSW) Mitchell Cl(SW) Brown leads a group of hipmates in exercises on the 04 evel. ICKSW) Brown ' s group burns off some energy doing some jumping jacks. t N 2:FC1(SWI Rivers. BM3 ckens ree nlist: JAN 3: Desert Duck; ENS Kelly reenlists; Plane Guard JAN 4: Protestant Divine service; Catholic Lay Reader service; Plane Guard; AMH2 Crandall reenlists; Letters from Linder Elementary in Meridian, Indiana and DeMasi Elementary in Marltoii, New Jersey need answers THE CRUISE 45