WestPac First Half

We left the end of November for our Western Pacific deployment. This is my first deployment and being underwater for extended amounts of time sucks a lot. The whole experience is basically mind numbing, the routine is essentially the same everyday. Wake up, eat, stand watch, eat, clean, work/study/watch movies, sleep and then the cycle begins again.

So far we have made 3 port calls, 1 of which was for some repairs. We pulled into Guam, then Okinawa, and then back to Guam. Below are some pics from Guam and then Okinawa.

Guam:

In Okinawa I met up with Alexandra's friend from college who lives there because her Marine husband is stationed there. They have a neat Japanese style house and 2 dogs and a cat. Here's some pics: