Mike was augmented for the first half of WestPac 2000, so he was lucky enough to spend three and a half months away from the boat and attend some training schools in Pearl Harbor. Once he returned to the boat on Christmas Eve (yes, they flew him out on Christmas Eve), he then spent the next month visiting liberty ports, including Yokosuka, Japan (where he met the boat), Singapore, and Hong Kong. The photos you can see on the associated pages were partly taken by other members of the boat and partly by Mike; if you really want credits, you can ask. To see a summary of each port, click on the appropriate link.

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The USS Honolulu tied alongside the USS Frank Cable, a submarine tender. Taken in Hong Kong Harbour (note the proper British spelling) Click to enlarge. A stores load. This is about the amount of food we load for a month's worth of operations at sea. Click to enlarge. Stores load. Click to enlarge. Stores load. Click to enlarge. Stores load daisy chain. We've got to get this stuff down below somehow, and we don't have the ability to load pallets directly into a hold, so hand-over-hand is the only method available. Click to enlarge. The Honolulu pulling into Pearl Harbor. Click to enlarge. Mike receiving a Squadron 3 letter of commendation from CDR Richardson, CO of the Honolulu. Yes, for those of you who are wondering, the glare comes from the light shining off my bald head (actually, if you want to know the truth, it's from the halo... shhhh.. don't tell anyone. Click to enlarge. Hey there, good lookin'! You come here often? Click to enlarge (or print this as is; it comes out about wallet size *wink*

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Updated: March 8, 2001
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