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1. We start our journey leaving from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, USA. After a two week journey across the Atlantic Ocean we decide to make our first port of call. The first country where we dock is located in Southern Europe. This country was involved in a short lived war with the United States of America in 1898. The city which we are docked at is called Palma de Mallorca. Can you name this country?
2. Get back on board the U.S.S. Froder shipmates; it's time to set sail again. After some sailing in the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, we spot an island. We drop anchor in the capital city of Valletta for some rest and relaxation. While exchanging currency we find out that this country uses something called the euro. Communicating won't be too hard since one of their official languages is English. What country are we in?
3. After leaving your last port and spending another couple of weeks out to sea, we decide to stop for a while in the city of Bar. Thankfully this country is no longer a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In what country can you find the capital city of Podgorica and Bobotov Kuk, the highest peak on Durmitor Mountain, at an altitude of 2,522 m or 8,274 ft?
4. The Commanding Officer decides that we need to pull out of port early so it's time to get back on the U.S.S. Froder. After some training missions in the Med it's time for us to make a stop at "The Hub of the Med", Naval Air Station Sigonella, for some supplies. We dock in the city of Catania on an island that is an autonomous region of Italy. What island are we on?
5. We have been out to sea for too long. Are you ready for some hearty cuisine including saganaki, spanakopita, moussaka, souvlaki and gyros? I know I am. We have just docked in the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest of the Greek Islands. Which island, whose capital is Heraklion, are we on?
6. You think that you're stuffed from all the food from our last stop? You better make some more room for lasagna, ciabatta, pizza margherita and gelato. Aside from the food, our next stop is in the city of Venice, a place where you can ride in a gondola through some world-famous canals. What country are we now in?
7. The Commanding Officer is sick of all of the tasty food(although this next country has some yummy treats of its own) and says that we sailors are getting fat. We are heading to a country whose capital is Zagreb and who used to be a part of Yugoslavia. We dock in the city of Split in which country?
8. We had to pull out of port early due to a hostile conflict in the Middle East. The U.S.S. Froder is needed to bring supplies to some of the soldiers on the ground. While floating around in the Persian Gulf the Commanding Officer decides that he better get a nice souvenir for his wife while on this deployment. We drop anchor at Dubai, or "The Gold Souk", in which country?
9. While hanging out at your current stop, you get a rare opportunity to travel to a bordering country. You get invited on a trip to go sand boarding in the desert in the peninsula of Musandam, an exclave of this country. Which country, whose capital city is Muscat, are you in now?
10. 180 days of deployment are almost up; time to get back across the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S.S. Froder is heading toward a country where you will find the capital city of Washington D.C. and the Statue of Liberty. We steam into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in which country?
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