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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT’S ONE OF THE WORLD’S
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{\an7}MOST UNFORGIVING PLACES TO WORK.
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{\an7}\h\hMan: THIS IS ONE OF
THE MORE INTENSE PLACES
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{\an7}I’VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.
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{\an7}Narrator: 4.5 ACRES OF SOVEREIGN
AND MOBILE AMERICAN TERRITORY.
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{\an7}Man: WHEN YOU MANAGE
THE ONLY REAL ESTATE
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{\an7}FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES,
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{\an7}EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT TAKES OVER 5,000 PEOPLE
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{\an7}TO MAKE THIS WAR MACHINE RUN.
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{\an7}\h\h\hMan: WE ARE LIKE
A CITY AT SEA, RIGHT?
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: COME ABOARD
THE U.S.S. GEORGE H.W. BUSH
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{\an7}TO DISCOVER THE GUTS...
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{\an7}Man: IT’S LIKE PLAYING DODGEBALL
WITH 60,000-POUND JETS.
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{\an7}Narrator: AND THE GLORY...
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{\an7}Man: THIS RIGHT HERE IS SOME
OF THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE
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{\an7}WITH YOUR FLIGHT SUIT ON.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: OF SOME OF
THE U.S. NAVY’S TOUGHEST JOBS.
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{\an7}Man: WE ALL UNDERSTAND
\hWHAT WE’RE HERE FOR.
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{\an7}AND THAT’S GETTING DOWN RANGE
\hAND ANNIHILATING THE ENEMY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S THE HARD SIDE
OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
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{\an7}\hA 100,000-TON HUNK
OF FLOATING METAL...
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{\an7}CARRYING OVER $1 BILLION
\hOF U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}\h\hTHIS MASSIVE STEEL BEAST
EXISTS FOR JUST ONE REASON.
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{\an7}[ENGINES ROAR]
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{\an7}\h\hTO DELIVER U.S. AIR POWER TO
TROUBLED SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS MISSION DRIVES
ALL THE WORK ON THE SHIP.
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{\an7}THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF DIFFERENT JOBS
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{\an7}ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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{\an7}THE TOUGHEST JOB
IS THE PILOT’S--
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{\an7}ESPECIALLY THE F-18 HORNETS
\h\h\h\h\hAND SUPER-HORNETS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSTRIKE FIGHTER PILOTS
ARE THE FACE OF NAVAL AVIATION
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{\an7}\h\hAND THE CARRIER’S
HIGHEST-PROFILE STARS.
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{\an7}Pilot: IT’S PURE FREEDOM,
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{\an7}IT’S ADRENALINE,
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{\an7}IT’S, UH, IT’S FUN.
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{\an7}\hWHEN IT GETS DOWN
TO THE NITTY GRITTY,
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{\an7}SURE, IT’S WORK,
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{\an7}BUT IT BEATS SITTING
\hAT A DESK ALL DAY.
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{\an7}THAT’S FOR SURE.
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{\an7}Narrator: FLYING INTO COMBAT
\h\h\h\h\hDAY IN AND DAY OUT
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{\an7}IS A HIGH-PRESSURE,
\h\hHIGH-STRESS JOB.
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{\an7}TRAPPED FOR HOURS IN A COCKPIT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOT MUCH BIGGER
THAN A FOLDING CHAIR...
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{\an7}\hAND TURNING WITH ENOUGH FORCE
TO PUT PRESSURE ON THEIR BODIES
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{\an7}AT TEN TIMES THEIR WEIGHT...
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{\an7}\h\hEACH PILOT NEEDS
TO KEEP A COOL HEAD
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{\an7}IN EVEN THE TOUGHEST MISSION.
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{\an7}THEY’RE ALL TOO AWARE
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{\an7}THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER
\h\hTO DETERMINE LIFE...
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{\an7}OR DEATH.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}\hBUT NOT EVERY JOB
HAS TOP-GUN GLAMOUR.
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{\an7}\h\hLESS THAN 200 PEOPLE
ON THE SHIP ARE PILOTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hFOR EACH ONE THAT
FLIES OFF ON A MISSION,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF ENLISTED MEN AND WOMEN
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{\an7}\h\hWORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO MAKE THE U.S.S. BUSH RUN.
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{\an7}Man: 90 PERCENT OF THE JOBS
\h\h\hON BOARD THIS CARRIER
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{\an7}IS FILLED BY ENLISTED SAILORS.
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{\an7}THAT IS THE BACKBONE
\h\h\h\hOF THE NAVY.
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{\an7}THOSE ARE THE SAILORS
\h\hTHAT DO EVERY JOB.
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{\an7}HEY, GUYS, HOW WE DOIN’?
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE SAILOR
WITH THE HIGHEST RANK--
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{\an7}COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
\h\hHUBEN PHILLIPS.
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{\an7}Huben Phillips: NOW, THAT LOOKS
LIKE A LOT OF WASTED FOOD.
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{\an7}WHO EYES WAS BIGGER
\hTHAN THEIR BELLY?
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{\an7}HEY, GUYS, HOW WE DOIN’?
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{\an7}HEY, HEY, WHAT’S HAPPENIN’?
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: ALL 4,500
ENLISTED SAILORS ABOARD
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{\an7}ANSWER TO HIM.
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{\an7}Phillips: HEY, HEY,
\hWHAT’S HAPPENIN’?
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{\an7}I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH,
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{\an7}DEVELOPMENT, CARE, AND FEEDING
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{\an7}OF ALL THOSE 4,500 SAILORS.
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{\an7}YOU DOIN’ ALRIGHT, SHIPMATE?
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIFE’S GOOD?
Sailor: LIFE’S GREAT, CMC.
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{\an7}Narrator: THERE ARE 18 LEVELS
\h\h\h\hBELOW THE FLIGHT DECK.
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{\an7}Phillips: YOU DRINKIN’ WATER?
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{\an7}Narrator: EVERY DAY, PHILLIPS
\h\h\hCHECKS UP ON THE SAILORS
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{\an7}WHO WORK ON EACH ONE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hYOU’RE GOOD?
HEY, WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
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{\an7}WE HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN
\hWHO MAKE THE SHIP RUN...
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{\an7}Man: RIGHT 30 DEGREE RUDDER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWoman:
RIGHT 30 DEGREE RUDDER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPhillips:
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GIVES US
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{\an7}OUR WAR-FIGHTING CAPABILITY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND MEN AND WOMEN
THAT DEALS WITH OUR MORALE.
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{\an7}IS THESE THERAPY BALLS?
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{\an7}Woman: THEY’RE STRESS BALLS.
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{\an7}Phillips: OH.
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{\an7}I’M FEELING LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW.
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{\an7}Narrator: HIS ROLE--
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEQUAL PARTS
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR...
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{\an7}Phillips: WHAT MAKES YOU GREAT?
WHAT MAKES YOU GREAT TODAY?
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{\an7}Phillips: AND TASKMASTER.
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{\an7}Phillips: HEY, YOU GOT A FORK
\h\h\h\hUNDER THERE, SHIPMATE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hGRAB THAT FORK
FROM UNDER THAT TABLE.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE AVERAGE AGE
OF HIS SAILORS IS JUST 24.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPhillips:
HEY, GUYS, HOW WE DOIN’?
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{\an7}THE BEST PART THAT I LOVE ABOUT
BEING A COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
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{\an7}IS THAT I CAME UP
THROUGH THE RANKS,
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{\an7}SO I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND
\h\h\h\hTHE DAY IN A LIFE
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{\an7}OF A SAILOR ON BOARD A WARSHIP.
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{\an7}\h\hBY A SHOW OF HANDS,
WHO’S READY TO GO HOME?
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{\an7}AW, PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN.
\hYOU AIN’T READY TO GO.
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{\an7}SOON ENOUGH, RIGHT?
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{\an7}HEY, GUYS, WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHOW WE DOIN’?
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{\an7}Narrator: PHILLIPS TRIES
TO INSTILL CAMARADERIE,
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{\an7}DISCIPLINE, AND PRIDE
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{\an7}\h\hIN SAILORS WHO WORK
MORE THAN 12 HOURS A DAY
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND CAN GO WEEKS
WITHOUT SEEING NATURAL LIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hPhillips:
LIFE AT SEA IS HARD.
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{\an7}BUT WE NEVER FORGET WHAT IT IS
\h\hTHAT WE’RE OUT HERE TO DO.
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{\an7}WHETHER I’M A COOK,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHETHER I’M
AN INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST,
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{\an7}WHETHER I’M AN OPERATIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\hSPECIALIST...
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{\an7}\hWE ALL UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR.
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{\an7}AND THAT’S GETTING DOWN RANGE
\hAND ANNIHILATING THE ENEMY.
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{\an7}Narrator: ON THE BUSH,
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{\an7}TAKING DOWN THE ENEMY
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{\an7}BEGINS AND ENDS WITH ONE THING--
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{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}PILOTS EXPECT AN AIRWORTHY PLANE
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{\an7}EVERY TIME THEY STEP
\hINTO THE COCKPIT.
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{\an7}\h\hTHERE ARE 1,000
MAINTAINERS ON BOARD
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{\an7}TO MAKE SURE THAT’S THE CASE.
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{\an7}LIEUTENANT COMMANDER LISA CLARK
IS THEIR BOSS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLisa Clark:
HEY, PETTY OFFICER SEARS,
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{\an7}HOW’S IT GOING?
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hMY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE AIRCRAFT GET REPAIRED
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{\an7}IN ORDER TO MEET THE MISSION.
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{\an7}I OVERSEE THE MAINTENANCE
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{\an7}\hON ABOUT 75 AIRCRAFT
THAT WE HAVE ON BOARD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE BUSH LAUNCHES AND LANDS
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{\an7}AT LEAST 25 FLIGHTS PER DAY.
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{\an7}\hEACH ONE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
JOLT THE AIRFRAME OUT OF WHACK.
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{\an7}SALTY AIR AND WATER
\h\hIS A CHALLENGE.
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{\an7}MAINTAINERS MUST WATCH
\h\h\h\hFOR CORROSION
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT COULD DAMAGE
A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}AND PUT A PILOT’S LIFE AT RISK.
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{\an7}Clark: WE TAKE IT TO HEART.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hYOU ASK A MAINTAINER
HIS OR HER WORST NIGHTMARE,
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{\an7}AND THAT’S ONE OF THESE PILOTS
\h\h\hNOT COMING BACK SAFELY,
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{\an7}AND THAT BEING AN AIRCRAFT
\h\h\hTHAT YOU WORKED ON.
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{\an7}Crew: ALRIGHT, GOOD.
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{\an7}Clark: THE PILOTS’ LIVES DEPEND
ON US DOING OUR JOBS RIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT’S NOT JUST THE PILOTS’ LIVES
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{\an7}THAT DEPEND ON MAINTAINERS--
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{\an7}\hAMERICA’S ALLIES
RELY ON THEM, TOO.
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{\an7}MAINTAINERS MUST HAVE
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{\an7}\h\hAT LEAST 55 AIRCRAFT
READY TO WORK EACH DAY,
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{\an7}OR THE SHIP MAY NOT BE ABLE
\h\h\hTO TAKE ON A MISSION.
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{\an7}Clark: IT IS ABSOLUTELY
\h\h\hA CHALLENGING JOB
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{\an7}TO KEEP THESE AIRCRAFT GOING.
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{\an7}SOMETIMES AIRCRAFT JUST BREAK,
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{\an7}AND IT’S NOT LIKE GOING DOWN TO
JIFFY LUBE AND GETTING A PART.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHERE’S PROBABLY AT LEAST
5,000 TO 7,000 REPAIRABLE PARTS
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{\an7}ON BOARD THIS SHIP.
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{\an7}[WHIRRING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
TO KEEP UP WITH REPAIRS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMAINTAINERS
COUNT ON WEEKLY VISITS
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{\an7}FROM A SUPPLY SHIP.
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{\an7}IT RESTOCKS THE AMMUNITION,
\h\h\h\h\hFOOD, AND WEAPONS
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{\an7}THAT MAKE THE CARRIER RUN.
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{\an7}TODAY, THE SUPPLY SHIP DELIVERS
NOT JUST PARTS FOR THE JETS,
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{\an7}BUT PARTS TO MAKE BOMBS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT FALLS
TO MH-60S SEAHAWK PILOTS
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{\an7}TO SLING THE HEAVY LOADS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLIEUTENANT COMMANDER
ERIC GUSTAFSON IS ONE OF THEM.
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{\an7}\h\hEric Gustafson:
SO, THIS RIGHT HERE
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{\an7}IS SOME OF THE MOST FUN YOU CAN
HAVE WITH YOUR FLIGHT SUIT ON.
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{\an7}\hTHIS IS TWO AIRCRAFT FROM HD-9
WORKING VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT.
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{\an7}Narrator: SEAHAWK PILOTS
\h\h\hCALL IT A VERTREP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S ONE OF
THEIR PRIMARY MISSIONS.
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{\an7}Gustafson: THE DELIVERING SHIP
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{\an7}\h\hWILL STAGE EVERYTHING
OUT ON THEIR FLIGHT DECK.
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{\an7}THE HELICOPTERS WILL LIFT,
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{\an7}AND THEY’LL START WORKING
\h\hTHEIR VERTREP PATTERN.
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{\an7}SO, IT’S BASICALLY THE WAY
\hWE CAN MOST EFFICIENTLY
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{\an7}MOVE THE CARGO BACK AND FORTH.
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{\an7}Narrator: IT’S A SHORT FLIGHT
\h\h\hOVER TO THE SUPPLY SHIP.
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{\an7}THE PILOTS GET INTO POSITION
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{\an7}AND HOVER LOW OVER THE DECK--
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{\an7}JUST 15 FEET.
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{\an7}Crew: QUARTER X4, FORWARD 3,
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{\an7}FORWARD 2, FORWARD 1.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGustafson:
SOME CREW FROM THE SHIP
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{\an7}\hWILL BASICALLY HOOK UP
THE CARGO WITH A PENDANT
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO THE CARGO HOOK
UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}Crew: STEADY, STEADY.
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{\an7}SWING AND A MISS.
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{\an7}SWING AND A MISS.
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{\an7}HOOKING UP...
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{\an7}HOOKER MEN ARE CLEAR.
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{\an7}\hCOME BACK TWO, AND COME
FORWARD ONE, FORWARD ONE.
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{\an7}AND STRAIGHT UP, STRAIGHT UP.
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{\an7}Narrator: PILOTS MUST TAKE
\h\h\h\h\hEVERY PRECAUTION
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{\an7}\h\hAS THEY FERRY THE LOAD
ACROSS TO THE BUSH’S DECK.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGustafson:
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS
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{\an7}WHILE WE’RE WORKING VERTREP.
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{\an7}FIRST AND FOREMOST IS WIND.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF WE HAVE
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WIND,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN SAFELY
GET IN AND OUT OF THE SHIP DECK
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{\an7}AND MOVE EVERYTHING
\h\hBACK AND FORTH.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
CATCHING A RIDE ON THE WIND
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{\an7}REDUCES THE ENGINE POWER NEEDED
TO CONTROL THEIR HEAVY LOAD.
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{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIN ALL WEATHER,
IT’S THE CREW CHIEFS IN BACK
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{\an7}THAT GUIDE THE PILOTS
\hINTO THE RIGHT SPOT
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{\an7}FOR A SAFE RELEASE.
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{\an7}Crew: 4, 3, 2, 1.
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{\an7}COMING DOWN...
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{\an7}WE GOT A HOOK, CLEAR, GO.
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{\an7}GO FOR IT.
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{\an7}\hGustafson: THAT’S WHY
WE LOVE VERTREP SO MUCH.
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{\an7}IT’S THE WHOLE CREW WORKING
\hTOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.
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{\an7}Narrator: HOVER...
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{\an7}LIFT...
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{\an7}DROP...
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{\an7}AND REPEAT.
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{\an7}\hIT’S A FAMILIAR
AND VITAL ROUTINE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGustafson:
PRETTY MUCH ON A WEEKLY BASIS
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{\an7}\h\hWE HAVE TO REPLENISH
THE AMMUNITION SUPPLIES
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{\an7}TO CONTINUE BRINGING
\hTHE FIGHT TO ISIS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AFTER THE BOMB PARTS ARRIVE,
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{\an7}CREWS IMMEDIATELY
\hTAKE THEM BELOW.
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{\an7}WAY BELOW.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSEVEN LEVELS
UNDER THE FLIGHT DECK,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIN SOME OF THE MOST
PROTECTED AREAS OF THE SHIP,
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{\an7}THESE BOMB PARTS ARE RECEIVED
\hBY THE AVIATION ORDNANCEMEN,
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{\an7}OR AOs.
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{\an7}BRITA PICKENS IS ONE OF THEM.
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{\an7}\h\hBrita Pickens:
WE ARE PRETTY MUCH
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{\an7}THE BOMB PEOPLE ON THE SHIP.
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{\an7}Narrator: EVERY SINGLE WEAPON
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE AIR WING
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS STORED HERE,
IN THE BUSH’S MAGAZINES.
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{\an7}\hPickens: WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF
BOMBS AND MISSILES AND ROCKETS.
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{\an7}Narrator: CREWS WHO WORK HERE
\h\h\h\h\hARE CALLED MAG RATS.
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{\an7}\h\hTHEY’RE EASY TO SPOT
BY THEIR COLORED SHIRTS.
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{\an7}Pickens: AOs ARE VERY, VERY MUCH
ESSENTIAL TO THE MISSION
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE,
TO BE QUITE FRANK WITH YOU,
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{\an7}WITHOUT THE ORDNANCE,
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{\an7}\h\hTHERE’S NO REASON
FOR US TO BE OUT HERE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE COLOR ISN’T A COINCIDENCE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSAILORS IN RED
ARE JUST ONE MISSTEP AWAY
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{\an7}FROM A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
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{\an7}A BOMB DOESN’T COME
\h\h\hPRE-ASSEMBLED.
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{\an7}IT COMES IN PARTS.
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{\an7}THE MOST DANGEROUS PART
\h\h\hOF A MAG RAT’S JOB
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{\an7}IS THAT THEY’RE THE ONES
\h\h\h\h\hWHO BUILD IT.
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{\an7}THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH
\h\hAIRCRAFT CARRIER
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{\an7}SAILS DEEP WITHIN
THE ARABIAN GULF.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSEVEN LEVELS
BELOW THE FLIGHT DECK,
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{\an7}AVIATION ORDNANCEMEN
\hARE HARD AT WORK.
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{\an7}THEY MUST BUILD BOMBS
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{\an7}FOR THE DAY’S STRIKE MISSION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST ISIS.
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{\an7}Pickens: ALL THE COMPONENTS
\h\h\h\hWILL COME SEPARATELY
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{\an7}IN ORDER TO TAILOR-MAKE
\h\hTHE DIFFERENT BOMBS
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{\an7}FOR THE DIFFERENT PILOTS
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{\an7}AND THE DIFFERENT NEEDS
\h\h\h\hTHAT THEY HAVE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
BOMBS COME IN THREE SIZES
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CAN LEVEL
EVERYTHING FROM A SEDAN
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{\an7}TO AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE SMALLEST ARE
500 POUNDS AND 7 FEET
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{\an7}WHEN FULLY ASSEMBLED.
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{\an7}THE BIGGEST ARE NEARLY 13 FEET
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{\an7}AND WEIGH ALMOST 2,000 POUNDS.
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{\an7}Pickens: IF THE BOAT ROCKS OR
MOVES IN ANY KIND OF DIRECTION
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{\an7}AND YOU DON’T HAVE SOMETHING
\h\h\h\hTIED DOWN PROPERLY,
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{\an7}IT COULD CRUSH SOMEONE.
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{\an7}Narrator: ONE INFAMOUS DISASTER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hREMINDS EVERYONE
WORKING IN THE MAG ROOMS
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{\an7}\h\hJUST HOW DEADLY
A WRONG MOVE CAN BE.
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{\an7}OCTOBER 26, 1966.
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{\an7}GULF OF TONKIN.
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{\an7}\h\hSAILORS ON BOARD
THE U.S.S. ORISKANY
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{\an7}GEAR UP FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
IN SUPPORT OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}\h\h\hBELOW DECK, A SAILOR
ACCIDENTALLY DROPS A FLARE
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{\an7}IN A WEAPONS STORAGE ROOM.
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{\an7}THE FLARE’S SAFETY IS OFF,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND THE FALL
CAUSES IT TO EXPLODE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIGNITING
ALL THE ORDNANCE INSIDE.
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{\an7}\hIT TAKES NEARLY 10 HOURS
TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.
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{\an7}THE DAMAGE IS DEVASTATING.
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{\an7}THREE PLANES DESTROYED...
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{\an7}44 MEN KILLED...
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{\an7}AND ANOTHER 38 INJURED.
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{\an7}IT’S THE DEADLIEST CARRIER FIRE
SINCE WORLD WAR II.
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{\an7}[PLAYING TAPS]
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{\an7}FIFTY YEARS LATER,
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{\an7}EVERY ORDNANCEMAN ON THE BUSH
\h\hKNOWS THE ORISKANY STORY.
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{\an7}Pickens: ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTIONS
THAT WE USE DOWN IN THE MAGAZINE
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{\an7}HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN BLOOD.
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{\an7}\h\h\hMan: ALRIGHT,
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING
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{\an7}THAT YOU WANT TO YELL STOP AT
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{\an7}BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
\hYOU FEEL UNSAFE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGO AHEAD,
FEEL FREE TO YELL STOP.
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{\an7}SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE.
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{\an7}ALRIGHT, LET’S GO AHEAD
\h\h\h\hAND GET STARTED.
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{\an7}WHATEVER TOOLS YOU NEED,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGO AHEAD
AND LET THE TOOL P.O. KNOW.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: IT TAKES
AT LEAST TEN SAILORS
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{\an7}TO ASSEMBLE ONE BOMB.
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{\an7}Man: HELP ME GET ON CELL TWO.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMan: ROGER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hPickens: RIGHT NOW
WE’RE BUILDING UP THE GBU-54.
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{\an7}THIS IS TYPICALLY USED
\hFOR A MOBILE TARGET.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR INSTANCE,
IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN A CAR
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{\an7}THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO DEFEAT,
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{\an7}YOU’LL NORMALLY USE
\hTHIS KIND OF BOMB.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE GBU-54
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{\an7}IS A TYPE OF BOMB
\h\hCALLED A JDAM.
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{\an7}THAT STANDS FOR JOINT DIRECT
\h\h\h\h\h\hATTACK MUNITION,
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{\an7}MEANING IT’S GUIDED BY A GPS
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{\an7}OR A LASER LOCK ONTO A TARGET.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPickens:
SO, IT’S A DUAL MODE.
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S KIND OF LIKE THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS WITH THIS BOMB.
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{\an7}Narrator: FIRST UP,
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{\an7}\hTHE ORDNANCE TEAM
ASSEMBLES THE NOSE.
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{\an7}IT CONTAINS THE LASER SEEKER
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{\an7}THAT ALLOWS THE BOMB
TO TRACK ITS TARGET
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{\an7}AFTER IT’S LEFT THE PLANE.
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{\an7}Pickens: THIS IS THE DSU-38.
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{\an7}SO, THIS IS THE LASER PART
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE GUIDANCE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
NEXT, THEY INSERT THE FUSE
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{\an7}AND INSTALL THE SAFETY SWITCH.
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{\an7}THESE KEEP THE BOMB
\h\hSAFE ON THE JET
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND ENABLE IT
TO DETONATE UPON IMPACT.
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{\an7}WITHOUT THESE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA JDAM IS JUST
A $20,000 HUNK OF METAL.
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{\an7}THERE IS ONE FINAL INGREDIENT
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{\an7}\h\hTO AN AO’S RECIPE
FOR EXPLOSIVE SUCCESS.
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{\an7}THE TAIL KIT--
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{\an7}A NECESSARY FEATURE THAT STEERS
THE BOMB TO ITS TARGET.
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00:18:18,864 --> 00:18:22,368
{\an7}PICKENS AND HER TEAM KNOW
\hTHAT WITHOUT THEIR WORK,
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00:18:22,401 --> 00:18:26,672
{\an7}THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS
\hIS A HOPELESS CAUSE.
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{\an7}Pickens: IT IS MY JOB TO ENSURE
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00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:32,378
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT I’M SENDING UP
A QUALITY PRODUCT TO THE PILOT.
342
00:18:32,411 --> 00:18:34,880
{\an7}I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT PRODUCT
IS GOING TO GO BOOM
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00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:36,449
{\an7}WHEN HE TELLS IT TO GO BOOM.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN JUST A FEW HOURS,
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{\an7}THE TEAM CHURNS OUT TEN JDAMs
\h\hFOR THE STRIKE MISSION...
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00:18:47,360 --> 00:18:49,696
{\an7}AND SENDS THE LIVE BOMBS
\h\h\hTO THE FLIGHT DECK
347
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{\an7}\h\hON ONE OF FOUR
WEAPONS ELEVATORS.
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{\an7}A SECOND TEAM OF ORDNANCEMEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWORKS TOPSIDE.
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{\an7}THEY LOAD THOUSANDS OF POUNDS
\h\h\h\hOF BOMBS AND MISSILES
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{\an7}ONTO THE WAITING JETS.
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{\an7}\h\hTHE PRESSURE IS HIGH
DURING A LIVE BOMB LOAD.
352
00:19:13,219 --> 00:19:16,255
{\an7}ONE MISTAKE COULD BLOW
\hTHE ENTIRE MISSION.
353
00:19:20,426 --> 00:19:23,496
{\an7}30 MINUTES TO TAKEOFF.
354
00:19:23,529 --> 00:19:26,465
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE JETS ARE READY FOR
THE PILOTS TO MAKE THEIR DEBUT.
355
00:19:28,968 --> 00:19:31,904
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE F-18s ARE
ALMOST READY TO LAUNCH.
356
00:19:31,937 --> 00:19:35,140
{\an7}BUT PILOTS CAN’T JUST TAKE OFF
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT THEIR LEISURE.
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00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:41,747
{\an7}\h\hEVERY SQUARE INCH OF
THE 4.5-ACRE FLIGHT DECK
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{\an7}IS PRECIOUS REAL ESTATE.
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{\an7}DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS,
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{\an7}MORE THAN 30 AIRCRAFT
\hAND UP TO 300 PEOPLE
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{\an7}SHARE THE SPACE AT ANY ONE TIME.
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{\an7}PILOTS DON’T MOVE AN INCH
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{\an7}WITHOUT A SIGNAL
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{\an7}FROM ONE OF THE SHIP’S
15 AIRCRAFT DIRECTORS.
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{\an7}PETTY OFFICER SCOTT HUDDLESTON
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS ONE OF THEM.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hScott Huddleston:
IT’S A LITTLE BIT HECTIC.
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{\an7}UH...REAL RUSH,
368
00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,381
{\an7}THRILL A MINUTE, YOU KNOW?
369
00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:18,684
{\an7}THERE’S ALWAYS JETS
RUNNING AROUND YOU.
370
00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:20,954
{\an7}YOU’VE GOT TO DUCK,
\h\h\h\hRUN AROUND,
371
00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:22,221
{\an7}DUCK SOME MORE.
372
00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:29,796
{\an7}Narrator: AN ACTIVE FLIGHT DECK
IS FILLED WITH DANGER--
373
00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:32,231
{\an7}JET BLASTS...
374
00:20:32,264 --> 00:20:34,800
{\an7}\h\h\hFAST-SPINNING
PROPS AND ROTORS...
375
00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:40,873
{\an7}AND ENGINES THAT CAN SUCK YOU IN
BEFORE YOU CAN BLINK.
376
00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:47,947
{\an7}500 MILES OFF THE COAST OF IRAQ,
377
00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:51,417
{\an7}THE U.S.S. GEORGE H.W. BUSH
\h\h\h\h\h\hAIRCRAFT CARRIER
378
00:20:51,450 --> 00:20:55,621
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hPREPARES TO LAUNCH
TWO E-2C HAWKEYES INTO COMBAT.
379
00:20:59,892 --> 00:21:02,194
{\an7}\hTHESE TWO ELECTRONIC
SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT
380
00:21:02,228 --> 00:21:06,499
{\an7}\h\hWILL ASSIST A STRIKE GROUP
OF F-18s AGAINST ISIS TARGETS.
381
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:11,771
{\an7}ON THE FLIGHT DECK,
382
00:21:11,804 --> 00:21:15,474
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUP TO 300 PEOPLE
AND 30 PLANES AND HELICOPTERS
383
00:21:15,508 --> 00:21:19,045
{\an7}\h\hTRY TO KEEP OUT
OF EACH OTHER’S WAY.
384
00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:21,080
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHuddleston:
STANDING NEXT TO THIS AIRCRAFT
385
00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:23,115
{\an7}AND FEELING ITS RAW POWER,
386
00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:25,585
{\an7}IT’S ONE OF THE HARDER THINGS
\h\h\h\hI’VE DONE IN MY LIFE.
387
00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:36,228
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
SUPERVISING THEM ALL--
388
00:21:36,262 --> 00:21:37,597
{\an7}THE AIR BOSS.
389
00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:38,965
{\an7}Man: ALRIGHT, GREEN BEACON.
390
00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:45,504
{\an7}I’LL HAVE TO TAKE ’EM AFTER.
391
00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:46,773
{\an7}Narrator: ON THE BUSH,
392
00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:49,709
{\an7}THE JOB FALLS TO COMMANDER
\hPRZEMYSLAW KACZYNSKI...
393
00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,043
{\an7}\hPrzemyslaw Kaczynski:
WRAP AT TWELVE AND SIX.
394
00:21:51,076 --> 00:21:53,111
{\an7}A.G.O., I’VE GOT YOU GREEN AFT.
395
00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:56,015
{\an7}Narrator: NICKNAMED "KAZ."
396
00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,417
{\an7}KACZYNSKI AND HIS TEAM
\hWORK IN A SMALL ROOM
397
00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:02,120
{\an7}\h\h\hON THE TOP LEVEL
OF THE SHIP’S ISLAND.
398
00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:05,758
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S CALLED
THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL,
399
00:22:05,791 --> 00:22:08,327
{\an7}\hBUT THOSE ON BOARD
CALL IT THE PRI-FLY,
400
00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:09,795
{\an7}OR SIMPLY THE TOWER.
401
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:14,967
{\an7}IT’S THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE.
402
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,635
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
WE’VE GOT A GREAT VIEW
403
00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:19,572
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF BOTH AFT,
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE SECTION,
404
00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:21,841
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND ALSO FORWARD
OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
405
00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:26,245
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AT KACZYNSKI’S SERVICE,
406
00:22:26,278 --> 00:22:30,215
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h550 SAILORS
IN THE AIR DEPARTMENT--
407
00:22:30,249 --> 00:22:32,017
{\an7}THE LARGEST ON BOARD.
408
00:22:33,752 --> 00:22:36,054
{\an7}THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE
\h\hFOR EVERY PHASE
409
00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:38,057
{\an7}OF TODAY’S FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
410
00:22:40,793 --> 00:22:42,695
{\an7}SOME WORK IN THE HANGAR,
411
00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:44,863
{\an7}PREPARING THE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\hFOR BATTLE.
412
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:50,436
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMORE THAN HALF
WORK ON THE FLIGHT DECK.
413
00:22:52,404 --> 00:22:54,172
{\an7}\hKaczynski: HEY, DO WE HAVE
ALL FOUR MEOWS ON THIS ONE?
414
00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:57,042
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: RIGHT NOW,
THEIR MOST IMPORTANT JOB
415
00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:59,579
{\an7}IS GETTING JETS OFF THE SHIP.
416
00:22:59,612 --> 00:23:01,180
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski: DO WE HAVE
ALL THE AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTED FOR?
417
00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:02,481
{\an7}Man: YES, SIR.
418
00:23:02,514 --> 00:23:04,983
{\an7}\h\h\hKaczynski: OK, ALRIGHT,
ALL THE SIDE NUMBERS MATCH UP?
419
00:23:05,017 --> 00:23:06,485
{\an7}Man: YES.
420
00:23:06,518 --> 00:23:07,886
{\an7}Narrator: IT’S UP TO KACZYNSKI
421
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,122
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTO MAKE SURE
THE ENTIRE MASSIVE TEAM
422
00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:12,858
{\an7}WORKS LIKE A SINGLE
\h\hFINE-TUNED UNIT.
423
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:22,501
{\an7}THE AIR BOSS AND HIS TEAM
\h\h\h\hPRE-PLAN THE MOVES
424
00:23:22,534 --> 00:23:26,738
{\an7}OF EVERY SINGLE AIRCRAFT
\h\hBEFORE THEY LAUNCH.
425
00:23:26,772 --> 00:23:28,140
{\an7}Kaczynski: IS 200 BROKEN DOWN?
426
00:23:28,173 --> 00:23:29,975
{\an7}DO WE HAVE A YELLOW SHIRT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON 200 YET?
427
00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:31,210
{\an7}Man: UH, YES.
428
00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:32,511
{\an7}Kaczynski: WE DO. ALRIGHT.
429
00:23:32,544 --> 00:23:35,447
{\an7}Narrator: THIS IS CALLED
\h\h\hSPOTTING THE DECK.
430
00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:38,217
{\an7}IT’S A GAME THAT NEVER ENDS.
431
00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:39,618
{\an7}Kaczynski: THE SCHEDULE CHANGES,
432
00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:41,621
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMOVEMENTS
OF THE AIRCRAFT CHANGE.
433
00:23:41,654 --> 00:23:43,923
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE ALSO HAVE
REASSIGNMENTS OF AIRCRAFT
434
00:23:43,956 --> 00:23:45,424
{\an7}AT THE LAST MINUTE.
435
00:23:47,192 --> 00:23:48,493
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
KACZYNSKI AND HIS TEAM
436
00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:52,698
{\an7}\hCAN’T COACH EVERY MOVE
FROM HIGH IN THE TOWER.
437
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:56,201
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHREE LEVELS BELOW
IS THE FLIGHT DECK CONTROL,
438
00:23:56,235 --> 00:23:58,537
{\an7}LOCATED ON THE LOWEST LEVEL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE ISLAND.
439
00:24:02,775 --> 00:24:05,344
{\an7}THE TEAM HERE HELPS THE AIR BOSS
KEEP TRACK
440
00:24:05,377 --> 00:24:07,746
{\an7}OF EVERY SINGLE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE SHIP.
441
00:24:09,848 --> 00:24:11,383
{\an7}LEADING THE CHARGE--
442
00:24:11,417 --> 00:24:12,818
{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT HANDLER.
443
00:24:15,921 --> 00:24:17,256
{\an7}ON THE BUSH,
444
00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:20,526
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHE’S A SAILOR WITH
OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE--
445
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:23,529
{\an7}LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
\h\h\hTRACEY MACKEY.
446
00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:24,997
{\an7}\h\h\hTracey Mackey:
I MANAGE THE PUZZLE
447
00:24:25,030 --> 00:24:26,899
{\an7}THAT IS THE FLIGHT DECK
\h\hAND THE HANGAR BAY,
448
00:24:26,932 --> 00:24:27,966
{\an7}MAKING SURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT
449
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,369
{\an7}\h\h\h\hGET REPAIRED,
REFUELED, AND RE-ARMED
450
00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:31,803
{\an7}TO EXECUTE THAT MISSION.
451
00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:36,842
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS,
452
00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,710
{\an7}THE HANGAR AND THE FLIGHT DECK
453
00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:42,748
{\an7}ARE THE BUSIEST PLACES
\h\h\h\h\hON THE SHIP.
454
00:24:42,781 --> 00:24:45,484
{\an7}Mackey: WHEN YOU MANAGE THE ONLY
TWO BIG PIECES OF REAL ESTATE
455
00:24:45,517 --> 00:24:46,518
{\an7}FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES,
456
00:24:46,552 --> 00:24:47,853
{\an7}EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING.
457
00:24:49,588 --> 00:24:52,524
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
MACKEY AND HIS TEAM CHOREOGRAPH
458
00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:56,829
{\an7}\h\h\hOVER 200 TAKEOFFS
AND LANDINGS EVERY DAY.
459
00:24:56,862 --> 00:24:59,431
{\an7}EACH ONE MUST BE PERFECT.
460
00:24:59,465 --> 00:25:02,635
{\an7}IF JUST ONE AIRCRAFT
\h\hIS OUT OF PLACE,
461
00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:05,771
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE JETS WON’T REACH
THEIR ISIS TARGET ON TIME.
462
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:11,010
{\an7}THIS IS NO SIMPLE TASK.
463
00:25:11,043 --> 00:25:16,615
{\an7}FROM MACKEY’S TIGHT QUARTERS,
\h\hHE CAN BARELY SEE OUTSIDE.
464
00:25:16,648 --> 00:25:18,049
{\an7}Mackey: I DON’T GET TO SEE MUCH,
465
00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:20,052
{\an7}BUT I’VE GOT WINDOWS TO LOOK
OUTSIDE ONTO THE FLIGHT DECK
466
00:25:20,085 --> 00:25:21,520
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND KIND OF SEE
WHAT’S GOING ON OUTSIDE.
467
00:25:24,289 --> 00:25:26,291
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
MACKEY AND THE OTHER SAILORS
468
00:25:26,325 --> 00:25:29,495
{\an7}\h\hKEEP TRACK OF THE JETS
USING A LOW-TECH SOLUTION
469
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:33,165
{\an7}\hTHAT’S BEEN AROUND
SINCE WORLD WAR II.
470
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:35,133
{\an7}Mackey: THIS UP HERE
IS THE OUIJA BOARD.
471
00:25:35,167 --> 00:25:37,369
{\an7}IT’S A SCALE REPLICA
OF THE FLIGHT DECK.
472
00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,272
{\an7}THIS IS HOW WE TRACK EVERYTHING
473
00:25:39,304 --> 00:25:43,275
{\an7}FOR AN ENTIRE AIR WING
ON A DEPLOYED CARRIER.
474
00:25:43,308 --> 00:25:45,844
{\an7}\hNarrator: TINY MODELS
REPRESENT EVERY AIRCRAFT
475
00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,948
{\an7}ON THE FLIGHT DECK AND HANGAR.
476
00:25:48,981 --> 00:25:53,185
{\an7}MACKEY’S TEAM USES NUTS, BOLTS,
AND COLORED PINS
477
00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:56,955
{\an7}TO TRACK WHAT THE PLANES NEED
\h\h\h\h\hIN ORDER TO LAUNCH.
478
00:25:56,989 --> 00:25:58,090
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMackey:
ALL THE AIRCRAFT TEMPLATES
479
00:25:58,123 --> 00:25:59,358
{\an7}ARE TO SCALE,
480
00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:01,526
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THE SIDE NUMBERS
AS YOU SEE THEM ON THE AIRCRAFT
481
00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,694
{\an7}ARE WHERE THAT AIRCRAFT
482
00:26:02,728 --> 00:26:04,129
{\an7}IS ACTUALLY POSITIONED
\hON THE FLIGHT DECK.
483
00:26:04,163 --> 00:26:06,232
{\an7}\h\h\hAND WE CAN LOOK AND SEE,
WHAT REQUIREMENTS DOES HE NEED
484
00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:10,803
{\an7}AS FAR AS FUEL, ARMAMENT,
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHOSE THINGS.
485
00:26:10,836 --> 00:26:12,938
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT’S A MANPOWERED RELIC
486
00:26:12,971 --> 00:26:15,640
{\an7}IN A DIGITAL AGE.
487
00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:18,744
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF THE COMPUTERS
IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM FAIL,
488
00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:21,313
{\an7}THE OUIJA BOARD WILL NOT.
489
00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:23,748
{\an7}\h\h\hMackey: WE DO HAVE
A NEWER VERSION, ADMAX,
490
00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:25,517
{\an7}AN ELECTRONIC VERSION.
491
00:26:25,551 --> 00:26:30,256
{\an7}BUT THIS IS WHAT THE NAVY
\h\hHAS USED FOR DECADES.
492
00:26:30,289 --> 00:26:31,657
{\an7}AND IT STILL WORKS.
493
00:26:34,059 --> 00:26:36,194
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
FIFTEEN MINUTES TO LAUNCH.
494
00:26:36,228 --> 00:26:39,631
{\an7}MACKEY GETS A RADIO CALL
\h\h\hFROM THE AIR BOSS.
495
00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:43,536
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S TIME TO GET
THE STRIKE FORCE QUEUED UP.
496
00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:46,205
{\an7}Mackey: ROGER, WE’LL GET A QUICK
WALK DOWN ON THE FANTAIL,
497
00:26:46,238 --> 00:26:49,108
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND WE’LL SEE ABOUT
STARTING TO MOVE AIRPLANES.
498
00:26:49,141 --> 00:26:51,276
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
JETS MOVE ON MACKEY’S ORDERS.
499
00:26:53,011 --> 00:26:54,846
{\an7}BUT IT’S THE CREW
ON THE FLIGHT DECK
500
00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,684
{\an7}THAT DOES THE HEAVY LIFTING.
501
00:26:58,717 --> 00:27:02,387
{\an7}THESE JOBS DEMAND STRENGTH...
502
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:04,023
{\an7}AND NERVES OF STEEL.
503
00:27:09,528 --> 00:27:10,763
{\an7}IN 1991,
504
00:27:10,796 --> 00:27:13,032
{\an7}A SAILOR WAS HOOKING
\h\h\hAN A6 INTRUDER
505
00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:16,268
{\an7}TO ONE OF THE CARRIER’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCATAPULTS.
506
00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,504
{\an7}\h\h\hHE WALKED IN FRONT
OF THE JET’S AIR INTAKES
507
00:27:19,538 --> 00:27:21,306
{\an7}AND GOT SUCKED INSIDE.
508
00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:26,479
{\an7}\h\h\hMIRACULOUSLY,
THE SAILOR GOT STUCK
509
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:29,682
{\an7}\h\h\hBEFORE HE COULD BE KILLED
BY THE ENGINE’S SPINNING BLADES.
510
00:27:29,715 --> 00:27:32,384
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHE ESCAPED
WITH MINIMAL INJURIES.
511
00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:39,491
{\an7}\hWORKING ANYWHERE
ON THE FLIGHT DECK
512
00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:41,193
{\an7}CAN BE DANGEROUS.
513
00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:44,663
{\an7}IN 1989,
514
00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:47,732
{\an7}\hA T-2 BUCKEYE PILOT
MISJUDGED A LANDING...
515
00:27:52,738 --> 00:27:55,874
{\an7}\h\h\h\hKILLING HIMSELF
AND FOUR OTHER SAILORS.
516
00:27:58,076 --> 00:28:00,979
{\an7}17 MORE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
517
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:05,751
{\an7}IN JUST 12 SECONDS,
518
00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:10,088
{\an7}THE CRASH AND SALVAGE TEAM
\h\hHAD WATER ON THE FIRE.
519
00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:13,058
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITHIN TWO MINUTES,
THE BLAZE WAS UNDER CONTROL.
520
00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:19,631
{\an7}\h\hAS THEY PREPARE
FOR TODAY’S LAUNCH,
521
00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:23,169
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE BUSH’S DECK CREW
THINKS ABOUT THESE ACCIDENTS,
522
00:28:23,202 --> 00:28:25,037
{\an7}AND MORE.
523
00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:26,071
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHuddleston:
IT’S LIKE PLAYING DODGEBALL
524
00:28:26,104 --> 00:28:28,073
{\an7}WITH 60,000-POUND JETS.
525
00:28:31,843 --> 00:28:34,312
{\an7}\h\hDECK CREWS ALSO FACE
A CONSTANT CHALLENGE...
526
00:28:34,346 --> 00:28:37,983
{\an7}[ENGINES ROARING]
527
00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:39,918
{\an7}EAR-SPLITTING NOISE.
528
00:28:39,952 --> 00:28:42,121
{\an7}[ENGINES ROARING]
529
00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:50,128
{\an7}Narrator: THE CREW MUST USE
\h\hA LANGUAGE ALL THEIR OWN
530
00:28:50,162 --> 00:28:52,564
{\an7}TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\hAROUND THE DECK.
531
00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:54,700
{\an7}Huddleston: BECAUSE IT’S SO LOUD
OUT HERE ON THE FLIGHT DECK,
532
00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,868
{\an7}WE HAVE TO USE HAND SIGNALS
\h\h\h\hTO CONVEY MESSAGES.
533
00:28:56,902 --> 00:29:09,782
{\an7}♪
534
00:29:09,815 --> 00:29:15,521
{\an7}♪
535
00:29:15,554 --> 00:29:18,757
{\an7}Narrator: NOW AIRCRAFT DIRECTORS
SIGNAL THE FIRST JET
536
00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:20,625
{\an7}TO MOVE TOWARD THE CATAPULT.
537
00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:23,729
{\an7}SWEEPING THE ARMS
538
00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,331
{\an7}GIVES THE PILOT PERMISSION
\h\h\h\hTO BEGIN TAXIING.
539
00:29:29,801 --> 00:29:32,537
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE AIRCRAFT DIRECTOR
THEN PASSES CONTROL OF THE JET
540
00:29:32,571 --> 00:29:34,873
{\an7}TO ANOTHER YELLOW SHIRT--
541
00:29:34,906 --> 00:29:38,443
{\an7}AN OFFICER WITH ONE OF THE MOST
VITAL JOBS ON THE FLIGHT DECK...
542
00:29:40,746 --> 00:29:42,481
{\an7}THE SHOOTER.
543
00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:47,986
{\an7}\h\hSean Kearney:
OUR OFFICIAL TERM
544
00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:49,622
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS CATAPULT
AND ARRESTING GEAR OFFICERS.
545
00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:51,957
{\an7}\h\h\hWE’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE SAFE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY
546
00:29:51,990 --> 00:29:53,325
{\an7}OF AIRCRAFT ON BOARD THE SHIP.
547
00:29:55,594 --> 00:29:56,695
{\an7}Narrator: TODAY,
548
00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:59,397
{\an7}LIEUTENANT SEAN KEARNEY
AND THREE OTHER SAILORS
549
00:29:59,431 --> 00:30:00,999
{\an7}FILL THIS TRIGGER-HAPPY ROLE.
550
00:30:03,368 --> 00:30:07,205
{\an7}THREE OF THE SHOOTERS
\h\h\h\hWORK ON DECK.
551
00:30:07,239 --> 00:30:10,909
{\an7}\h\hKEARNEY DOES HIS JOB FROM
THE CATAPULT CONTROL STATION,
552
00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:12,277
{\an7}CALLED "THE BUBBLE."
553
00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:18,483
{\an7}\hTHE BUBBLE IS A SMALL ROOM
BUILT INTO THE FLIGHT DECK.
554
00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:19,885
{\an7}IT GIVES THE LEAD SHOOTER
555
00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:21,853
{\an7}A SAFE GROUND-LEVEL
\h\h\hVANTAGE POINT
556
00:30:21,887 --> 00:30:24,356
{\an7}TO MANAGE THE REST OF THE CREW.
557
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:27,025
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKearney:
STANDING BY FOR CHECKERS.
558
00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:28,260
{\an7}Narrator: ON LAND,
559
00:30:28,293 --> 00:30:31,596
{\an7}JETS HAVE 4,000 TO 6,000 FEET
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO TAKE OFF.
560
00:30:34,466 --> 00:30:38,437
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hON A CARRIER,
THEY HAVE LESS THAN 400.
561
00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:40,772
{\an7}[ENGINES ROAR]
562
00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:47,679
{\an7}\h\hTO TAKE OFF ON
SUCH A SHORT DECK,
563
00:30:47,713 --> 00:30:50,683
{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT NEEDS A WAY
TO GENERATE EXTRA SPEED.
564
00:30:55,654 --> 00:30:58,390
{\an7}THE SOLUTION--A CATAPULT.
565
00:31:00,092 --> 00:31:01,994
{\an7}\hWHEN THE AIRCRAFT
IS READY TO LAUNCH,
566
00:31:02,027 --> 00:31:05,264
{\an7}IT ROLLS UP TO THE CATAPULT.
567
00:31:05,297 --> 00:31:06,965
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE DECK CREW
ATTACHES THE SHUTTLE
568
00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:10,201
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO A TOW BAR
ON THE PLANE’S FRONT WHEELS,
569
00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:13,839
{\an7}SECURING THE AIRCRAFT IN PLACE.
570
00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:14,973
{\an7}Kearney: THE SHUTTLE
\h\hIS WHAT WE CALL
571
00:31:15,006 --> 00:31:16,107
{\an7}THE PORTION OF THE CATAPULT
572
00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:18,710
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT ACTUALLY
CONNECTS TO THE AIRCRAFT.
573
00:31:18,744 --> 00:31:20,079
{\an7}YOU’LL SEE THAT.
574
00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:23,048
{\an7}THAT’S THE ONLY PORTION THAT
\hYOU’LL SEE ABOVE THE DECK.
575
00:31:23,081 --> 00:31:24,916
{\an7}TWO SIX ON THE WIND,
TWO SIX ON THE WIND.
576
00:31:24,950 --> 00:31:26,919
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOCKED IN,
577
00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:29,321
{\an7}KEARNEY GETS TO WORK.
578
00:31:29,354 --> 00:31:31,356
{\an7}Kearney: TAKING TENSION.
579
00:31:31,390 --> 00:31:32,791
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
HIS FIRST MOVE IS CALLED
580
00:31:32,824 --> 00:31:35,660
{\an7}TAKING TENSION ON THE CATAPULT.
581
00:31:37,596 --> 00:31:38,864
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKearney:
WHEN WE ACTUALLY TAKE TENSION,
582
00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:41,066
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT WE’RE DOING
IS APPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER
583
00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:42,701
{\an7}TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
584
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,703
{\an7}HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT IN PLACE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBEFORE WE FIRE.
585
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:50,242
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: AS KEARNEY
PREPS THE CAT FROM THE BUBBLE,
586
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:53,211
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCREWS ON THE DECK
RAISE A LIFE-SAVING FEATURE
587
00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:57,015
{\an7}AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT--
588
00:31:57,048 --> 00:31:59,951
{\an7}JET BLAST DEFLECTORS.
589
00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:02,321
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE PANELS
THAT DIVERT FLAMING EXHAUST
590
00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:06,091
{\an7}AWAY FROM SAILORS ON DECK.
591
00:32:06,124 --> 00:32:07,492
{\an7}Kearney: THESE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\hARE VERY POWERFUL.
592
00:32:07,526 --> 00:32:09,094
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY’RE PUTTING
A LOT OF HOT EXHAUST,
593
00:32:09,127 --> 00:32:11,663
{\an7}MOVING AT A REALLY HIGH SPEED
\h\h\h\hOVER THE FLIGHT DECK.
594
00:32:13,698 --> 00:32:14,933
{\an7}Narrator: SECONDS LATER,
595
00:32:14,966 --> 00:32:18,636
{\an7}THE PILOT IN THE LEAD JET
\h\hDOES HIS FINAL CHECKS,
596
00:32:18,670 --> 00:32:20,839
{\an7}MAKING SURE HIS PLANE
\h\hIS READY TO GO...
597
00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:30,349
{\an7}\h\hAND PUNCHES THE THROTTLE
TO 100% FULL MILITARY POWER.
598
00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:32,985
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS IS AS HIGH
AS THE ENGINE WILL GO
599
00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:36,321
{\an7}WITHOUT USING THE AFTERBURNERS.
600
00:32:36,354 --> 00:32:38,022
{\an7}Kearney: THUMBS UP,
\h\hSAFETY’S GOT IT,
601
00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:39,357
{\an7}MILITARY POWER,
602
00:32:39,391 --> 00:32:41,226
{\an7}WINDS ARE PLUS ONE, CROSSWINDS
\h\h\h\hARE GOOD, NO INTERVAL.
603
00:32:42,694 --> 00:32:45,463
{\an7}Narrator: ONE FINAL SALUTE FROM
THE PILOT TO THE DECK CREW
604
00:32:45,497 --> 00:32:48,300
{\an7}TELLS KEARNEY THE JET IS READY.
605
00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:51,002
{\an7}Kearney: SALUTE, CROUCH,
\h\h\h\h\h\hFINAL READY.
606
00:32:51,036 --> 00:32:52,738
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hCLEAR FORWARD,
LIGHTS, LIGHTS, NO LIGHTS.
607
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:54,406
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWINDS PLUS TWO,
CROSSWINDS GOOD, NO INTERVAL,
608
00:32:54,439 --> 00:32:55,640
{\an7}THUMBS IN THE BACK,
THUMBS IN THE FRONT,
609
00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:57,209
{\an7}\h\h\hTHUMBS IN THE FRONT,
HEAD STEADY, DECK STEADY,
610
00:32:57,242 --> 00:32:58,977
{\an7}FIRING.
611
00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:03,381
{\an7}SHOT’S ON, DIAL OFF.
612
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:10,556
{\an7}Narrator: THE F-18 GOES FROM
\h0 TO 180 MILES PER HOUR...
613
00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:15,560
{\an7}IN THREE SECONDS FLAT.
614
00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:25,137
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNOW THE CREW
MOVES FAST AND FURIOUS,
615
00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:27,906
{\an7}SENDING ALL THE FIGHTERS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOFF TO WAR.
616
00:33:31,042 --> 00:33:32,944
{\an7}Kearney: WHEN WE HAVE
FOUR CATAPULTS GOING,
617
00:33:32,978 --> 00:33:35,214
{\an7}WE’RE LAUNCHING AN AIRCRAFT
\h\h\hEVERY 30 TO 45 SECONDS
618
00:33:35,247 --> 00:33:36,582
{\an7}OFF THE FLIGHT DECK.
619
00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:43,688
{\an7}WORKING ON THE FLIGHT DECK IS
ONE OF THE MORE INTENSE PLACES
620
00:33:43,722 --> 00:33:46,792
{\an7}I’VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.
621
00:33:46,825 --> 00:33:47,859
{\an7}THE FIRST TIME I WAS UP HERE
622
00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:50,162
{\an7}\h\h\hIT SEEMS LIKE
IT’S ABSOLUTE CHAOS.
623
00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:52,597
{\an7}THE MORE TIME YOU SPEND UP HERE,
YOU START TO GET A FEEL FOR IT.
624
00:33:52,631 --> 00:33:53,599
{\an7}IT’S PERFECT HARMONY
625
00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:56,668
{\an7}ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND
\h\hWHAT’S GOING ON.
626
00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:58,603
{\an7}Narrator: IN UNDER TEN MINUTES,
627
00:33:58,637 --> 00:34:01,373
{\an7}\h\h\hALL TEN F-18s
ARE OFF THE SHIP...
628
00:34:03,275 --> 00:34:06,612
{\an7}AND ON THEIR WAY INTO SYRIA.
629
00:34:06,645 --> 00:34:07,646
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKearney:
WATCHING THIS ALL COME TOGETHER
630
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:09,314
{\an7}IS AN AMAZING THING.
631
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,823
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
EVEN AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH,
632
00:34:18,857 --> 00:34:20,625
{\an7}THE CREW DOESN’T STOP WORRYING
633
00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:22,594
{\an7}ABOUT THE SAFETY
\hOF THE PILOTS.
634
00:34:26,731 --> 00:34:30,235
{\an7}THEY STILL HAVE TO
\hBRING THEM HOME.
635
00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:31,970
{\an7}Kearney: ONCE WE FINISH
\h\h\h\hA LAUNCH CYCLE,
636
00:34:32,003 --> 00:34:33,505
{\an7}\hWE IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO
PREPARE THE FLIGHT DECK
637
00:34:33,538 --> 00:34:36,641
{\an7}TO START RECOVERING AIRCRAFT.
638
00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:38,477
{\an7}THE WORK NEVER STOPS.
639
00:34:44,049 --> 00:34:45,918
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AMERICAN NAVY STRIKE PLANES
640
00:34:45,951 --> 00:34:50,589
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUNCH FROM
THE U.S.S. GEORGE H.W. BUSH
641
00:34:50,622 --> 00:34:52,224
{\an7}AND OVER THE ARABIAN GULF.
642
00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:57,195
{\an7}AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER,
643
00:34:57,228 --> 00:34:59,130
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEVERY SAILOR
IN THE AIR DEPARTMENT
644
00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:01,767
{\an7}HAS JUST ONE THING ON HIS MIND.
645
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,568
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
SEE ANYBODY OVERHEAD YET?
646
00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:06,405
{\an7}Narrator: GETTING THEM
\hBACK ON DECK SAFELY.
647
00:35:11,409 --> 00:35:14,212
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLANDING AIRCRAFT
ON A CROWDED, FLOATING RUNWAY
648
00:35:14,245 --> 00:35:16,380
{\an7}ISN’T EASY.
649
00:35:16,414 --> 00:35:17,615
{\an7}Man: THERE’S TWO FIGHTERS.
650
00:35:17,649 --> 00:35:20,185
{\an7}Kaczynski: YEAH, I SEE ONE
\h\h\hRIGHT UP THERE, TOO.
651
00:35:20,218 --> 00:35:24,355
{\an7}I SEE ANOTHER ONE UP AT LIKE
\h\h\hANGEL’S 3, ANGEL’S 4.
652
00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:26,658
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AIR BOSS KAZ KACZYNSKI
653
00:35:26,691 --> 00:35:30,295
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCONTROLS ALL AIR SPACE
FIVE MILES OUT FROM THE CARRIER.
654
00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:38,437
{\an7}\h\h\hHE RADIOS THE PILOTS
TO ASSIGN A LANDING ORDER.
655
00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,105
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
GOT YOU LOUD AND CLEAR, PILOTS.
656
00:35:42,474 --> 00:35:44,943
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: TEN HORNET
AND SUPER-HORNET STRIKERS
657
00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:46,611
{\an7}CIRCLE ABOVE,
658
00:35:46,645 --> 00:35:50,082
{\an7}WAITING TO GET BACK ON THE SHIP.
659
00:35:50,115 --> 00:35:51,883
{\an7}KEEPING TRACK OF THEM ALL
660
00:35:51,916 --> 00:35:55,353
{\an7}IS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK
\h\h\hFOR ONE PERSON,
661
00:35:55,387 --> 00:35:58,490
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSO KACZYNSKI
HAS A RIGHT-HAND MAN.
662
00:35:58,523 --> 00:36:00,091
{\an7}Man: 2207. THEY SAID THEY’RE...
663
00:36:00,125 --> 00:36:01,326
{\an7}Narrator: THE MINI-BOSS--
664
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:03,828
{\an7}COMMANDER MARK SAND.
665
00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:05,430
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
WE DE-CONFLICT AIRCRAFT
666
00:36:05,463 --> 00:36:07,365
{\an7}THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE,
667
00:36:07,399 --> 00:36:11,203
{\an7}ABOUT 180 DEGREES
WORTH OF AIR SPACE
668
00:36:11,236 --> 00:36:15,207
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT YOU SEE
IN FRONT OF YOU HERE.
669
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:17,609
{\an7}Narrator: SAND KEEPS AN EYE
\hON THE FRONT OF THE SHIP.
670
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,282
{\an7}KACZYNSKI WATCHES THE BACK.
671
00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:29,687
{\an7}BOTH KACZYNSKI AND HIS MINI BOSS
KNOW JUST HOW HARD IT IS
672
00:36:29,721 --> 00:36:32,724
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO GET A PLANE
BACK ONTO A FLIGHT DECK.
673
00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:35,927
{\an7}THEY’RE ALSO PILOTS.
674
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,728
{\an7}\h\h\hKaczynski: WHAT KIND
OF FIGHTER YOU GOT THERE?
675
00:36:37,762 --> 00:36:39,797
{\an7}Man: IT’S A RHINO, SIR.
676
00:36:39,831 --> 00:36:41,599
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
I STAND ON THIS SIDE,
677
00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:45,103
{\an7}MAKE SURE THAT THOSE AIRCRAFT
\h\hFROM THIS END OF THE SHIP
678
00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:47,205
{\an7}ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE BACK
679
00:36:47,238 --> 00:36:49,307
{\an7}ARE SEQUENCED IN APPROPRIATELY
680
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:52,109
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR A VERY SAFE
AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING.
681
00:36:52,143 --> 00:36:54,912
{\an7}99, STAY CLEAR OF THE L.A.,
\h\hNOW RECOVERING AIRCRAFT,
682
00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:57,549
{\an7}FIRST AIRCRAFT ARE FIGHTERS
IN THE OVERHEAD, STAY CLEAR.
683
00:36:57,582 --> 00:37:02,020
{\an7}Narrator: KACZYNSKI GIVES
THE DECK ONE LAST LOOK...
684
00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:04,989
{\an7}OKAYS THE FIRST F-18 TO LAND...
685
00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:07,659
{\an7}Kaczynski: COPY, WRAP
WITH 12 AND 6, A.G.O.,
686
00:37:07,692 --> 00:37:10,328
{\an7}YOU’RE GREEN AFT.
687
00:37:10,361 --> 00:37:13,798
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: AND TURNS HIM OVER
TO A SPECIALIZED GROUP ON DECK--
688
00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:15,934
{\an7}THE LANDING SIGNAL OFFICERS,
689
00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:18,670
{\an7}OR LSOs.
690
00:37:18,703 --> 00:37:22,040
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTODAY THEY’RE LED
BY LIEUTENANT JON BAUMAN.
691
00:37:27,345 --> 00:37:29,347
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFROM THE LAST
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE
692
00:37:29,380 --> 00:37:31,349
{\an7}ALL THE WAY TO TOUCHDOWN,
693
00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:35,553
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE F-18 PILOTS
ARE UNDER THE LSO’S CARE.
694
00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:36,822
{\an7}Jon Bauman: WE’RE EMPLOYED
\h\h\h\h\hBY THE AIR WING
695
00:37:36,855 --> 00:37:39,524
{\an7}TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIRPLANES
ARE IN A SAFE CONDITION
696
00:37:39,557 --> 00:37:42,760
{\an7}TO COME DOWN AND LAND
\hON THE FLIGHT DECK.
697
00:37:42,794 --> 00:37:44,162
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE FLIGHT DECK OF A CARRIER
698
00:37:44,195 --> 00:37:46,464
{\an7}\h\h\hDOESN’T OFFER
MUCH ROOM FOR ERROR.
699
00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:53,738
{\an7}PILOTS HAVE JUST 300 FEET
\h\h\hOF DO-OR-DIE SPACE.
700
00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:54,740
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBauman: PROBABLY
THE MOST DANGEROUS THING
701
00:37:54,773 --> 00:37:55,874
{\an7}ABOUT BEING OUT HERE
702
00:37:55,907 --> 00:37:57,242
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIS PROBABLY JUST
THE SHORT AMOUNT OF RUNWAY
703
00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:59,110
{\an7}WE’RE GOING TO LAND
\hTHESE AIRCRAFT IN.
704
00:37:59,144 --> 00:38:04,383
{\an7}[ENGINES ROARING]
705
00:38:04,415 --> 00:38:09,353
{\an7}Narrator: OVERHEAD, F-18 PILOTS
DROP THEIR TAIL HOOKS--
706
00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:12,457
{\an7}A MUST FOR EVERY PLANE
\h\hIN NAVAL AVIATION.
707
00:38:14,692 --> 00:38:18,563
{\an7}TAIL HOOKS EXIST TO CATCH ONE
OF THREE STEEL ARRESTING WIRES
708
00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:21,299
{\an7}STRUNG ACROSS THE FLIGHT DECK.
709
00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:25,636
{\an7}GUIDING THE PILOT IN
\h\hTO CATCH A WIRE
710
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:28,206
{\an7}IS WHAT THE LSO’S JOB
\h\h\h\hIS ALL ABOUT.
711
00:38:31,943 --> 00:38:33,778
{\an7}IT’S A JOB SO IMPORTANT
712
00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:37,282
{\an7}\h\hTHAT IT’S ALMOST AS OLD
AS CARRIER AVIATION ITSELF.
713
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:44,822
{\an7}1922.
714
00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:51,996
{\an7}THE U.S.S. LANGLEY USHERS IN
A NEW ERA OF MILITARY POWER.
715
00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:55,567
{\an7}IT’S THE UNITED STATES’
FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
716
00:38:58,336 --> 00:39:01,472
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNAVAL AVIATION
IS JUST GETTING ITS BEARINGS.
717
00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:08,580
{\an7}♪
718
00:39:08,613 --> 00:39:12,650
{\an7}\h\hTO LAND, PILOTS GLIDE
TOWARD THE WOOD PLANK DECK
719
00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:14,786
{\an7}AND ATTEMPT TO CATCH
ONE OF THE LANGLEY’S
720
00:39:14,819 --> 00:39:16,821
{\an7}15 ARRESTING WIRES.
721
00:39:20,124 --> 00:39:23,160
{\an7}THEY HAVE ONLY THEIR EYES
\h\h\h\hAND A LOT OF LUCK
722
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,163
{\an7}TO GET THEM SAFELY ON BOARD.
723
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,401
{\an7}OFFICERS ON THE FLIGHT DECK
724
00:39:30,435 --> 00:39:32,904
{\an7}QUICKLY SEE THE NEED
FOR A BETTER SYSTEM.
725
00:39:37,876 --> 00:39:39,478
{\an7}DURING ONE LANDING,
726
00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:42,980
{\an7}A QUICK-THINKING CREWMAN
\h\hSPRINGS INTO ACTION,
727
00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:44,549
{\an7}GRABBING TWO PIECES OF CLOTH
728
00:39:44,582 --> 00:39:47,151
{\an7}TO GUIDE THE PILOT IN
FOR A SAFE TOUCHDOWN.
729
00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:54,926
{\an7}THE LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS BORN.
730
00:39:56,561 --> 00:40:00,165
{\an7}♪
731
00:40:00,198 --> 00:40:01,633
{\an7}IN WORLD WAR II,
732
00:40:01,666 --> 00:40:05,170
{\an7}LSOs EARN THEIR COMBAT STRIPES
733
00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:06,971
{\an7}AND A NICKNAME...
734
00:40:09,307 --> 00:40:11,142
{\an7}PADDLES--
735
00:40:11,175 --> 00:40:15,112
{\an7}A NOD TO THE COLORED PADDLES
THEY USE TO WAVE PILOTS IN.
736
00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:20,752
{\an7}♪
737
00:40:20,785 --> 00:40:24,622
{\an7}SOON, PADDLES ARE A FIXTURE
\h\h\hON EVERY CARRIER DECK.
738
00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:31,196
{\an7}♪
739
00:40:33,798 --> 00:40:35,366
{\an7}IN 1955,
740
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,235
{\an7}PADDLES GETS A LANDING AID...
741
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:41,472
{\an7}AN OPTICAL LANDING SYSTEM.
742
00:40:41,506 --> 00:40:44,142
{\an7}PILOTS CALL IT "THE MEATBALL."
743
00:40:46,978 --> 00:40:49,147
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE MEATBALL
IS A BRIGHT AMBER LIGHT
744
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:50,348
{\an7}INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT
745
00:40:50,381 --> 00:40:53,050
{\an7}THE PILOT IS ON A CORRECT
\h\h\h\hANGLE OF APPROACH.
746
00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:59,724
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hPILOTS CAN SEE IT
UP TO A MILE AND A HALF AWAY.
747
00:41:05,196 --> 00:41:06,564
{\an7}IF THE MEATBALL ALIGNS
748
00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:09,233
{\an7}WITH THE HORIZONTAL ROW
\h\h\h\hOF GREEN LIGHTS,
749
00:41:09,267 --> 00:41:11,269
{\an7}THE PILOT IS RIGHT ON TARGET.
750
00:41:13,237 --> 00:41:15,506
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIF IT APPEARS
BELOW THE GREEN LIGHTS,
751
00:41:15,540 --> 00:41:17,075
{\an7}HE’S COMING IN LOW.
752
00:41:19,477 --> 00:41:22,046
{\an7}IF THE MEATBALL TURNS RED,
753
00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:23,615
{\an7}HE RISKS A CRASH.
754
00:41:30,054 --> 00:41:33,157
{\an7}BAUMAN’S JOB IS TO MAKE SURE
PILOTS CAN SEE THE MEATBALL
755
00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:36,361
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE LAST
15 TO 18 SECONDS OF FLIGHT.
756
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:40,531
{\an7}\hBauman: WHEN THE PILOT
COMES AROUND THE CORNER,
757
00:41:40,565 --> 00:41:43,401
{\an7}HE’S GOING TO SIGNAL TO US
\hTHAT HE’S GOT THE BALL.
758
00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,138
{\an7}US, AS LSOs,
759
00:41:47,171 --> 00:41:50,374
{\an7}\h\h\hARE GOING TO BE KIND OF
AN EXTRA SET OF HELPING HANDS
760
00:41:50,408 --> 00:41:52,310
{\an7}IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LENS.
761
00:41:53,778 --> 00:41:55,580
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
NINE MILES FROM THE SHIP,
762
00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:57,682
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE FIRST PILOT
CALLS IN TO THE TOWER
763
00:41:57,715 --> 00:42:03,688
{\an7}\h\h\hTO GIVE THE AIR DEPARTMENT
A CRUCIAL PIECE OF INFORMATION--
764
00:42:03,721 --> 00:42:05,823
{\an7}HIS F-18’S WEIGHT.
765
00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:07,492
{\an7}Kaczynski: THEY HAVE TO HAVE
\h\h\h\h\hTHE RIGHT SETTING
766
00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:09,794
{\an7}BASED ON THEIR FUEL WEIGHT
767
00:42:09,827 --> 00:42:12,163
{\an7}AND THEIR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTRAP WEIGHT
768
00:42:12,196 --> 00:42:13,864
{\an7}SO THAT THAT AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\hCAN ROLL OUT
769
00:42:13,898 --> 00:42:15,266
{\an7}WITH THE RIGHT DECELERATION
770
00:42:15,299 --> 00:42:17,735
{\an7}AND SUCCESSFULLY TRAP
ON BOARD OUR CARRIER.
771
00:42:17,769 --> 00:42:19,170
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE DO THAT
FOR EVERY SINGLE AIRCRAFT
772
00:42:19,203 --> 00:42:21,372
{\an7}THAT LANDS IN THIS PATTERN.
773
00:42:23,274 --> 00:42:25,576
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AS THE JET APPROACHES,
774
00:42:25,610 --> 00:42:28,113
{\an7}AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS QUICKLY
\h\h\h\hPROGRAM THE WEIGHT
775
00:42:28,146 --> 00:42:30,815
{\an7}INTO THE ARRESTING GEAR,
776
00:42:30,848 --> 00:42:32,817
{\an7}TELLING THE ENGINES BELOW DECK
777
00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:35,453
{\an7}HOW MUCH BRAKING FORCE TO GIVE
\h\h\hTO THE ARRESTING WIRES.
778
00:42:40,858 --> 00:42:43,194
{\an7}Man: ...RHINO 480.
779
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:44,929
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
GEAR LINE SET RHINO 480.
780
00:42:44,962 --> 00:42:46,897
{\an7}Man: CLEAR DECK, SIR.
Kaczynski: CLEAR DECK.
781
00:42:49,167 --> 00:42:50,869
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
FIFTEEN SECONDS LATER,
782
00:42:50,902 --> 00:42:52,837
{\an7}THE PILOT APPROACHES THE SHIP.
783
00:42:55,339 --> 00:42:59,410
{\an7}BUT THE DECK MOVES TOO MUCH
\h\hTO MAKE A SAFE LANDING.
784
00:42:59,444 --> 00:43:01,112
{\an7}[MAN YELLING]
785
00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:04,281
{\an7}THE LSOS WAVE HIM OFF
\h\h\hFOR ANOTHER TRY.
786
00:43:14,425 --> 00:43:15,726
{\an7}A MINUTE LATER,
787
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,496
{\an7}THE PILOT COMES AROUND
\h\hFOR A SECOND TIME.
788
00:43:29,373 --> 00:43:31,308
{\an7}THIS TIME HE GETS CLOSER...
789
00:43:36,948 --> 00:43:38,550
{\an7}BUT MISSES THE WIRE.
790
00:43:41,018 --> 00:43:44,154
{\an7}Bauman: IF HE MISSES THE WIRE,
\h\hIT’S GOING TO BE A BOLTER,
791
00:43:44,188 --> 00:43:46,991
{\an7}IN WHICH CASE HE’S JUST GOING TO
GO FULL POWER, GO ROUND,
792
00:43:47,024 --> 00:43:48,359
{\an7}AND TRY IT AGAIN.
793
00:43:51,462 --> 00:43:55,032
{\an7}Man: 206, BOLTER.
Man: 206, BOLTER.
794
00:43:57,001 --> 00:43:59,036
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
MAKING THREE LANDING ATTEMPTS
795
00:43:59,070 --> 00:44:00,772
{\an7}IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.
796
00:44:03,741 --> 00:44:06,410
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE PILOT NOW HAS
THE UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
797
00:44:06,444 --> 00:44:09,347
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOF EVERYONE
IN THE AIR DEPARTMENT.
798
00:44:13,918 --> 00:44:18,055
{\an7}HIS SUCCESS OR FAILURE
BELONGS TO THEM, TOO.
799
00:44:22,994 --> 00:44:26,097
{\an7}THE F-18 CIRCLES ONE MORE TIME
800
00:44:26,130 --> 00:44:29,033
{\an7}\hAND BEGINS TO MAKE
ITS FINAL APPROACH.
801
00:44:35,006 --> 00:44:37,909
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT EVEN IF
THIRD TIME’S A CHARM,
802
00:44:37,942 --> 00:44:42,146
{\an7}\h\hA CARRIER TOUCHDOWN DOESN’T
ALWAYS END WITH CATCHING A WIRE.
803
00:44:46,417 --> 00:44:50,221
{\an7}A LANDING IS ONLY AS GOOD...
804
00:44:50,254 --> 00:44:51,889
{\an7}AS THE ARRESTING GEAR.
805
00:44:58,596 --> 00:45:02,166
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIGH OVER
THE U.S.S. GEORGE H.W. BUSH,
806
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:04,436
{\an7}TEN F-18 SUPER-HORNETS
807
00:45:04,468 --> 00:45:07,137
{\an7}RETURN FROM A STRIKE MISSION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST ISIS.
808
00:45:12,476 --> 00:45:13,844
{\an7}ON BOARD,
809
00:45:13,878 --> 00:45:17,148
{\an7}\h\h\hHUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE CARRIER’S AIR DEPARTMENT
810
00:45:17,181 --> 00:45:20,317
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWAIT ANXIOUSLY
FOR THE FIRST JET TO LAND.
811
00:45:24,722 --> 00:45:28,526
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY ALL KNOW THAT NOT
EVERY LANDING GOES AS PLANNED.
812
00:45:32,930 --> 00:45:38,269
{\an7}IN 2016, AN E-2 HAWKEYE
\hSURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT
813
00:45:38,302 --> 00:45:41,005
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCAME IN TO LAND
ON THE U.S.S. EISENHOWER.
814
00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:44,575
{\an7}IT CATCHES THE WIRE.
815
00:45:46,143 --> 00:45:47,845
{\an7}BUT THE CABLE SNAPS.
816
00:45:49,313 --> 00:45:51,282
{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARS.
817
00:45:53,818 --> 00:45:57,522
{\an7}THEN, THE PILOT MANAGES
\h\h\h\hTO PULL BACK UP
818
00:45:57,555 --> 00:45:59,724
{\an7}AND COME BACK FOR ANOTHER PASS.
819
00:46:01,459 --> 00:46:05,296
{\an7}EIGHT CREWMEMBERS ON DECK
\h\h\h\h\hAREN’T SO LUCKY.
820
00:46:05,329 --> 00:46:10,034
{\an7}THE BROKEN CABLE INFLICTS
\h\h\h\hSERIOUS INJURIES.
821
00:46:10,067 --> 00:46:11,936
{\an7}Kaczynski: YOU CAN PREPARE
\h\h\hAS MUCH AS YOU CAN,
822
00:46:11,969 --> 00:46:13,170
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THERE’S ALWAYS
THAT POTENTIAL OR CHANCE
823
00:46:13,204 --> 00:46:14,405
{\an7}THAT THERE’S GONNA BE SOMEBODY
824
00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:18,809
{\an7}IN THE WRONG PLACE
AT THE WRONG TIME.
825
00:46:18,843 --> 00:46:21,179
{\an7}SO WE VERY CAREFULLY WORK
826
00:46:21,212 --> 00:46:22,980
{\an7}TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY’S SAFE.
827
00:46:28,352 --> 00:46:31,755
{\an7}GEAR LINE SET RHINO 480.
828
00:46:31,789 --> 00:46:35,393
{\an7}Narrator: NOW, THE FIRST F-18
\h\hAPPROACHES THE BUSH’S DECK
829
00:46:35,426 --> 00:46:37,328
{\an7}FOR A THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT.
830
00:46:40,898 --> 00:46:45,336
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS TIME,
THE PILOT HOOKS A WIRE...
831
00:46:45,369 --> 00:46:48,005
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSTOPPING
THE 40,000-POUND JET
832
00:46:48,039 --> 00:46:49,841
{\an7}IN TWO SECONDS FLAT.
833
00:47:06,424 --> 00:47:10,194
{\an7}\hTHE CREW HAS UNDER A MINUTE TO
RESET THE DECK FOR THE NEXT JET.
834
00:47:12,997 --> 00:47:14,198
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMackey:
THEY’LL TAXI HIM FORWARD.
835
00:47:14,231 --> 00:47:18,235
{\an7}\hTHEY’LL PASS HIM OFF
INTO THE DE-ARM AREA.
836
00:47:18,269 --> 00:47:20,304
{\an7}THEY’LL TELL HIM TO FOLD UP,
837
00:47:20,338 --> 00:47:21,906
{\an7}AND THEN THEY’LL TURN HIM
\h\hEITHER FORWARD OR AFT,
838
00:47:21,939 --> 00:47:23,073
{\an7}\h\h\h\hDEPENDING ON
WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO
839
00:47:23,107 --> 00:47:25,409
{\an7}AND HOW THE DECK CALLER
\hIS SPOTTING THE DECK.
840
00:47:33,851 --> 00:47:35,953
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKaczynski:
GEAR LINE SET RHINO 480.
841
00:47:35,986 --> 00:47:37,287
{\an7}CLEAR DECK.
842
00:47:45,830 --> 00:47:48,333
{\an7}Narrator: ONE BY ONE,
843
00:47:48,366 --> 00:47:50,735
{\an7}THE OTHER NINE F-18s LAND.
844
00:48:02,813 --> 00:48:04,848
{\an7}IN JUST A FEW MINUTES,
845
00:48:04,882 --> 00:48:07,852
{\an7}THE ENTIRE STRIKE GROUP
IS BACK ON DECK SAFELY.
846
00:48:11,122 --> 00:48:13,691
{\an7}FOR NOW, THE DAY IS OVER.
847
00:48:16,293 --> 00:48:20,364
{\an7}TOMORROW, THE WORK BEGINS
\h\h\h\h\hALL OVER AGAIN.
848
00:48:24,268 --> 00:48:27,004
{\an7}Kaczynski: WE WORK VERY WELL
\hAND VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER
849
00:48:27,037 --> 00:48:30,307
{\an7}AS A TEAM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
850
00:48:30,341 --> 00:48:33,945
{\an7}WE ENJOY WHAT WE DO,
WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.
851
00:48:33,978 --> 00:48:37,014
{\an7}IT’S A PASSION THAT WE HAVE.
852
00:48:37,047 --> 00:48:38,649
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S A GREAT
PRIVILEGE AND HONOR
853
00:48:38,682 --> 00:48:40,417
{\an7}TO BE UP HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
854
00:48:47,191 --> 00:48:53,064
{\an7}♪
855
00:48:53,097 --> 00:48:58,269
{\an7}Narrator: BEHIND EACH PILOT
\h\hWHO FLIES INTO COMBAT...
856
00:48:58,302 --> 00:49:04,041
{\an7}IS AN ENTIRE SHIP
FULL OF SAILORS...
857
00:49:04,074 --> 00:49:07,411
{\an7}\h\h\h\hEACH WORKING
WITH COORDINATION...
858
00:49:07,445 --> 00:49:10,615
{\an7}SHEER DETERMINATION...
859
00:49:10,648 --> 00:49:11,849
{\an7}AND TRUST.
860
00:49:11,882 --> 00:49:13,751
{\an7}[ENGINES ROARING]
861
00:49:13,784 --> 00:49:14,985
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPilot:
THEY’RE OUT THERE SWEATING,
862
00:49:15,019 --> 00:49:16,587
{\an7}CARRYING CHAINS, PULLING SHOTS,
863
00:49:16,620 --> 00:49:18,755
{\an7}MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS
\h\h\hSAFE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT
864
00:49:18,789 --> 00:49:21,492
{\an7}SO THAT WE CAN GO FLYING.
865
00:49:21,525 --> 00:49:25,262
{\an7}SO, IF THEY DON’T TRUST YOU
\hAND YOU DON’T TRUST THEM,
866
00:49:25,296 --> 00:49:26,764
{\an7}IT’S GONNA BE A ROUGH FLIGHT.
867
00:49:29,066 --> 00:49:30,834
{\an7}Narrator: ON DECK,
868
00:49:30,868 --> 00:49:33,037
{\an7}IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE SHIP,
869
00:49:33,070 --> 00:49:39,043
{\an7}EACH MAN AND WOMAN ON BOARD
IS PART OF THE BUSH’S FIGHT.
870
00:49:39,076 --> 00:49:42,212
{\an7}Phillips: EVERY JOB ON THIS SHIP
IS CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION.
871
00:49:45,416 --> 00:49:46,918
{\an7}EVERY SAILOR IS CRITICAL
872
00:49:46,951 --> 00:49:49,620
{\an7}TO LAUNCHING AIRCRAFTS
\h\h\h\hOFF THIS DECK
873
00:49:49,653 --> 00:49:50,854
{\an7}AND ANNIHILATING THE ENEMY.
874
00:49:50,888 --> 00:49:54,158
{\an7}EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
\h\h\hGOES INTO THAT.
875
00:49:54,191 --> 00:49:56,360
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
FROM BUILDING BOMBS...
876
00:49:56,393 --> 00:49:57,628
{\an7}Pickens: WE DO ANYTHING
877
00:49:57,661 --> 00:49:59,530
{\an7}THAT’S GOING TO HELP TAKE OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHOSE BAD GUYS.
878
00:50:01,098 --> 00:50:02,600
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
TO LAUNCHING PLANES...
879
00:50:04,368 --> 00:50:06,637
{\an7}Mackey: WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE NUMBERS OF AIRCRAFT
880
00:50:06,670 --> 00:50:09,273
{\an7}AND EVERYTHING INVOLVED,
881
00:50:09,306 --> 00:50:11,642
{\an7}IT’S PRETTY FLIPPIN’
\h\h\hAMAZING TO ME.
882
00:50:11,675 --> 00:50:13,410
{\an7}Narrator: GETTING THEM HOME...
883
00:50:15,312 --> 00:50:18,215
{\an7}AND DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN,
884
00:50:18,249 --> 00:50:19,751
{\an7}DAY AFTER DAY.
885
00:50:21,285 --> 00:50:22,753
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKearney:
IT’S JUST A BEAUTIFUL THING
886
00:50:22,786 --> 00:50:24,221
{\an7}\h\h\hTO WATCH THIS,
THIS COME TOGETHER.
887
00:50:28,025 --> 00:50:29,326
{\an7}IT’S A SYMPHONY--
888
00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:31,229
{\an7}EVERYBODY’S CONTRIBUTIONS
WORKING THEIR LITTLE PART
889
00:50:31,262 --> 00:50:32,563
{\an7}TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.
890
00:50:32,596 --> 00:50:34,298
{\an7}IT’S REALLY INCREDIBLE
\h\h\h\hTO BE PART OF.
891
00:50:38,435 --> 00:50:42,639
{\an7}Narrator: IT’S A TEAM THAT
EXISTS TO ACHIEVE ONE END.
892
00:50:42,673 --> 00:50:46,110
{\an7}[CHEERING]
893
00:50:46,143 --> 00:50:48,779
{\an7}TO PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS
894
00:50:48,812 --> 00:50:51,682
{\an7}AND PROJECT AMERICAN POWER
895
00:50:51,715 --> 00:50:55,619
{\an7}WHENEVER AND WHEREVER
\h\hIT’S NEEDED MOST.
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