The other half of that story is Joe dressing up like Santa Claus and delivering those gifts to the sailors on the ship. We gathered the guys in the Captain's Shipboard Cabin, and had Santa storm in and deliver the gifts. It was a cute segment. Following the gifts, we shot a few brief shots of Santa wandering around the ship. I was cruel and made Joe run up and down the ladders 3 or 4 times, but the shots worked well.
Tomorrow is the big day for the well deck.
They are planning to off load all the tanks, humvees, and other equipment for an exercise in the desert. Photographer Kevin Johnson getting shots on the deck of the USS Pensacola. Take care and keep in touch.