Students in Kindergarten through grade five have tracked the ship across the Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf using a full-color grid map tracker published by a local newspaper. Each class follows and marks the ship's position using coordinates published three times a week. Sailors have sent letters updating the staff and students on deployment highlights, their experiences of life at sea and video footage of interesting historic sites and every day life from port calls in Spain, France, Greece, Israel and Bahrain. Rota, Spain, received a call from Naval Station Rota's Army veterinarian, who is responsible for the health of the security department's military working dogs. Repairing the teeth wasn't just a matter of cosmetics.
Canine teeth are necessary to maintain tongue position, which is particularly important in dogs.
Panting is their main method of removing heat from their bodies. The dogs also use their canine teeth for defense. The dog was brought into the clinic after hours to avoid disrupting human patient's scheduled appointments. First, CDR Jeffrey Thorpe, a dentist who specializes in tooth pulp diseases and injuries, performed emergency root canals on the two teeth, which was required to prevent infection that could spread through Crete's mouth. Then, LCDR Gregory Waskewicz, a dentist who specializes in restoring teeth, went to work.