Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sayinggoodbye CALLTODUTY Cruisermen begin six month deployment On September 5, 1997 at 0950 the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG57) took i n a 1 1 1 i nes f rom pier 7 at Naval Station, San Di- ego, California. It was a bright and sunny morn- ing as she set sail for the fifth time to the Western Pacificand Arabian Gulf. The ten month training cycle was complete, work- My steel guitar. EW2 Layton carries hisguitar onboard accompanied by his wife Mardee. Photo by EMCISWlCulwell iGolf ambassador. OSSN Poulton hangs on to his golfclubs while holding the door for OSSA Green. Photo by EMOSWlCulwell ups were done, and the POM period was over. It was time for The CHAMP and her Cruisermen to set sail forWESTPAC ' 97- ' 98. As the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN an- swered her cal 1 to duty and backed away from the pier, many ere wmembers were re- membering tearful goodbyes. Along with exciting expectations, there were the mixed emotions that come from the reality that they were finally separating from their loved ones for six months. Tvvo way traffic. Crewmembers come and go during the last minutes prior to getting underway. PhntobyEMC(SW)Culwell THE CRUISE 5

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This is a Blue hose. Center right Picture from left to right ENFN Berger, ENFN Van why and ENFN Miranda remove freshwater hose to ship in preparation forgetting underway. PhotcibvENCEnigk l!!•• •MtI . tI•...lUU ?!K|ltU!!l!!!?| |llJ!J, arr.i ,:.w ▼GOODBYEIEMFNJenkinswatchesas shore power is removed knowing that it will be six months before he has to help reinstal 1 it to the ship. PhotobvEMCI. ' Wirulu, II Check f uel a 1 ign- nent.Lt Cook in Central ' ontrol Station prepares he engineering plant for etti ng underway. hotobvEMaSWlCulwell GMG2Goveruiid wife Luana USSN Flee, daughter Baileyand wife Erin BM;iWomaci ,wife Ta ma rra, da ugh ter Imaniandson Justice PHOTOBYFt lNOHE.K LT Hagen locker hoi dsson Peterand wife Amy holds daughter Elizabeth. USSLe OSSNl SSLakeChamplainCruisermenaepartealeavTng ifamitieswhichind SSN Frees newborn to Master Chief Ertzner ' s post teens. 4 THECRUISE

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Totallyuseless tidbits WESTPACwas...... 176 days long 26 weeks long 4,224 hours long 253,440 minutes long 15,206,400 seconds long r Moving intoanew home.TM3 Nguyen settles in for a six month stay. In addition to the 6 ' x 3 x 4 coffin loeker.enlistedweregiven a standup locker 3 ' x 18 to hang their uniforms. Combat Systems berthi ng alone has 102 racks in a 50 feet X 35 feet area. Photo by PH.3Beaird rWhat ' stheanswer?Shown cen- ter left and right GSM3Spencerand SM3Smith think hard as they take thieradvancement exams. E-5and E-6 advancement exams weregi veil Tuesday and Thursday of our first week underway. PhotobySTG2Lul ski r Pride. OSSN Poulton smiles proudl V as he shakes hands with RADMNathman.COMCARGRU 7, after receiving his award for being chosen as NIMITZ Battle Group Junior Sailor of the Month. Photo bvFC2Goodson SEPT6:UNREP jSepT: Begin WESTPAC LSN.SW.SDIEHLiransilJoaveSOCALOParea L.MRCopens lat2230:Sailor phone te.st sal. SEP8:( ' ommand indoctrinat K.ri I SEI ' 9: K : start.s;GMM2Francore-cnlisls; I I ' .NKKl ' w niVTA( ' .s;SmallarmsI- ' A.MFIHK|CnniMiciK ilhl ' SSSA( ' |{A. IKN ' IX . ■A,SWEX97-5 SEP 10: Commence Texas Thunder exercise;FCCS I)aMf(irth(|uali(ied KSWS 6 THE CRUISE ijfli: