CS Clem Lutali and 2C Robert Wagner prepare a delicious Christmas dinner
for the crew.
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KA crew members gather in front of the Christmas tree to wish all those
ashore a Mele Kalikimaka!
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Chris Kaanaana and Mike Brunson go head to head in the Scrabble Tournament.
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OS Matt Jefcoats helps maintain the ship by needle gunning outside of
the buoy lab.
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Scientist Kristy McTaggart removes subsurface modules during a mooring
recovery.
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ST Karen Taylor proudly stands with her newly assembled CTD.
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Good luck and farewell to BGL "Nemo" McKay, who poses with the last
anchor he'll drop off the Ka'imimoana.
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Scientist Brian Powers waits to feed cable and subsurface modules into
the water during a mooring deployment.
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Baking Christmas cookies sparks the holidays spirit onboard the Ka'imimoana!
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ENS Rebecca Waddington watches a contact that's within several miles of
the ship.
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Cadet Jason Rippon stands at the helm, steering 105 degrees toward 8S/170W.
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AB Morris Foster ties off the line, and waits for his cue during a TAO
mooring deployment.
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A TAO mooring deployment concludes with the release of its anchor, which
will descend over 5,000m to the ocean floor!
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3rd Assistant Engineer Joey Lee makes repairs.
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KA crew members deploy a subsurface Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling
mooring at the equator.
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GVA Mike Brunson maneuvers KA1 during a TAO mooring recovery in calm,
glassy seas along 165E.
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Sparks fly as Oiler Verne Murakami performs welding work.
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KA crew members deploy a TAO mooring off the starboard side at 5N/165E.
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OS Bill Clemens watches the CTD while operating the winch during a cast.
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