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{\an7}Narrator: THE CARRIER AIR WING--
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{\an7}\h\hIT’S THE U.S. NAVY’S
FIRST LINE OF ATTACK...
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{\an7}THRUSTING AND SOARING TO ACTION.
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{\an7}Man: THE AIR WING
\hHAS THE ABILITY
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{\an7}TO REALLY ACCOMPLISH ANY MISSION
THAT IT’S BEEN GIVEN.
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{\an7}[JET ROARING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
OVER 70 POWERFUL AIRCRAFT...
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{\an7}EACH ONE WITH A CRUCIAL PURPOSE
AND MISSION.
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{\an7}Man: IT DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN
\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH ONE PERSON.
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{\an7}IT’S THE MOST INCREDIBLE,
\h\h\hCOMPLEX TEAM SPORT.
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{\an7}Narrator: LEADING THE CHARGE,
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{\an7}\h\hTHE F-18 HORNETS
AND SUPER HORNETS...
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{\an7}FEARLESS WARRIORS
READY FOR BATTLE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMan: WE CAN REALLY DO
SOME DAMAGE IN THE BATTLEFIELD.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THIS IS THE INSIDE STORY
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{\an7}OF HOW NAVAL AVIATION
\h\h\h\h\hHAD TO FIGHT
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{\an7}FOR ITS PLACE IN THE SKIES.
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{\an7}Man: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE HAVE AN ACTUAL BATTLE
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{\an7}THAT SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT
IS ITS OWN OFFENSIVE WEAPON.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY IT’S
THE AIR WING AVIATORS
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{\an7}THAT LEAD AMERICA’S FIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\hWoman: PEOPLE’S LIVES ARE
DEPENDING ON YOU GETTING THERE
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{\an7}AND GETTING IT RIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: MARCH 2016.
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{\an7}DEEP IN THE ARABIAN GULF.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SAILORS ON THE FLIGHT DECK
\h\h\hOF THE U.S.S. TRUMAN
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hPREPARE A STRIKE GROUP
OF NAVY AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF.
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{\an7}THEIR DESTINATION: RAMADI...
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{\an7}THE CAPITAL OF ONE OF IRAQ’S
\h\h\h\h\hLARGEST PROVINCES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT’S CURRENTLY UNDER
THE IRON GRIP OF ISIS FORCES.
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{\an7}THE TRUMAN’S MISSION: TO HAMMER
INSURGENTS FROM ABOVE
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{\an7}\h\hWITH THE CARRIER’S
MOST POWERFUL WEAPON:
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{\an7}ITS AIR WING.
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{\an7}THE CARRIER AIR WING IS MADE UP
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF OVER 70
HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}HELICOPTERS...
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{\an7}CARGO PLANES...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hJETS DEDICATED
TO ELECTRONIC ATTACK...
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{\an7}\hAND THE AIR WING’S
MOST POTENT WEAPON:
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{\an7}ITS 48 F-18 HORNETS
\hAND SUPER HORNETS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE THE TIP
OF THE AIR WING’S SPEAR.
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{\an7}\h\h\hBrett Louderback:
IN OUR AIR WING WE HAVE
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{\an7}FOUR F-18 SQUADRONS,
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{\an7}\hWE HAVE AN F-18
CHARLIE SQUADRON,
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{\an7}WHICH IS THE AIRCRAFT
\h\hYOU SEE BEHIND US,
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THEN WE HAVE THREE
F-18 SUPER HORNET SQUADRONS,
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{\an7}AND THEY MAKE UP THE PREMIER
GROUP OF PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}THAT BOTH DELIVER AIR-TO-AIR...
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}AND AIR-TO-GROUND ORDNANCE...
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}ON TARGET, ON TIME, EVERY TIME.
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{\an7}Narrator: TODAY, THE BRUNT
\h\hOF THE AIR WING’S WORK
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{\an7}FALLS TO THESE LETHAL
\h\h\hSTRIKE FIGHTERS.
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{\an7}THEY’RE THE ONLY ONES
\h\hWITH THE FIREPOWER
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTO HIT ISIS
RIGHT WHERE IT COUNTS:
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{\an7}IN THE WALLET.
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{\an7}Russell Brown: THE INFORMATION
\h\h\h\h\hTHAT WE HAD RECEIVED
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{\an7}FROM OUR INTELLIGENCE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS THAT ISIS FORCES
HAD TAKEN OVER A CEMENT FACTORY
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{\an7}AND WERE RECEIVING HUNDREDS
\h\hOF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
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{\an7}TO FUND THEIR ORGANIZATION.
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{\an7}WE DECIDED IT WAS TIME
TO DESTROY THAT TARGET
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{\an7}AND DENY THEM THAT ABILITY
\h\h\hTO GENERATE REVENUE.
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{\an7}Narrator: INTELLIGENCE REVEALS
\h\h\h\h\hSOMETHING ELSE, TOO:
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{\an7}A COMPLICATION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE TARGET IS LOCATED
IN A VILLAGE FULL OF CIVILIANS.
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{\an7}PILOTS HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS
WHEN MAKING THE STRIKE.
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{\an7}Brown: IT WAS DECIDED,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO MINIMIZE
COLLATERAL DAMAGE CONCERNS,
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{\an7}THAT WE WOULD STRIKE THAT TARGET
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
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{\an7}WHEN THERE WOULD BE THE LEAST
NUMBER OF POSSIBLE CASUALTIES
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{\an7}IN AND AROUND THAT AREA.
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{\an7}[JET ENGINE WHIRRING]
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{\an7}Narrator: JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT,
BROWN AND NINE OTHER PILOTS
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{\an7}\hFIRE UP THEIR JETS
ON THE FLIGHT DECK.
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{\an7}[ROARING]
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{\an7}ONE BY ONE, THEY LAUNCH NORTH
\h\hINTO THE DARK OF NIGHT...
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{\an7}AND FLY TOWARD THE TARGET.
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{\an7}AS BROWN NEARS LAND,
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{\an7}HE AND THE OTHER F-18 PILOTS
\h\h\h\h\hARE ON HIGH ALERT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY KNOW DARKNESS ALONE
WON’T HIDE THEM FROM THE ENEMY.
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{\an7}Brown: ISIS HAS THE ABILITY
TO SHOOT ROCKETS OR MISSILES
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{\an7}OR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY
\h\h\h\hAT AN AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}\hSO WE’LL STAY UP
AS HIGH AS WE CAN
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{\an7}TO PREVENT THEM BEING ABLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO TARGET US
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{\an7}WITH THAT SURFACE-TO-AIR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hORDNANCE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
JUST BEFORE THEY HEAD INTO IRAQ,
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{\an7}\h\hTHE F-18s MEET UP WITH
A KC-135 AIR FORCE TANKER.
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{\an7}TO MAKE IT TO HIS TARGET,
\h\h\h\h\hBROWN NEEDS GAS.
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{\an7}Brown: WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH GAS
\h\hTO FLY FOR A COUPLE HOURS,
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{\an7}AND IT TAKES, OBVIOUSLY,
\h\hA LITTLE BIT OF TIME
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO TRANSIT
THE SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES
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{\an7}FROM THE ARABIAN GULF
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{\an7}ALL THE WAY INTO OUR TARGET
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN IRAQ.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE KC-135
\h\hUSES A LONG BOOM
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{\an7}FITTED WITH A SPECIAL CONNECTOR
TO GAS UP THE SUPER HORNET.
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{\an7}\hBUT EVEN WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS,
AN AERIAL REFUEL IS NEVER EASY.
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{\an7}Brown: I ALWAYS JUST GET
\h\hA LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
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{\an7}\hKNOWING THAT YOU
ARE REALLY HAVING
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{\an7}A CONTROLLED MIDAIR COLLISION
\h\h\h\hWITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE.
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{\an7}IT CAN BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
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{\an7}IF YOU’RE NOT AS SMOOTH
\h\hAS YOU’D LIKE TO BE.
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{\an7}Narrator: TODAY, BROWN’S SKILLS
ARE UP TO SNUFF.
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{\an7}HE AND THE OTHER F-18s
\h\h\hFUEL UP QUICKLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hA FULL TANK GIVES BROWN
TWO MORE HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME.
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{\an7}TIME HE CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hHE AND THE OTHER JETS
SPEED TOWARDS THEIR TARGET.
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{\an7}THE PLAN IS FOR THE F-18s
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO CONVENE
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{\an7}\h\h\hJUST BEFORE STRIKE TIME
AND THEN ALL MOVE IN AT ONCE.
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{\an7}Brown: THE IDEA WAS TO KEEP THE
AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE TARGET
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{\an7}SO THAT THE ENEMY DOES NOT KNOW
THAT WE ARE COMING.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN ISIS TERRITORY,
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{\an7}FIGHTERS STAND GUARD
\hAROUND THE CLOCK.
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{\an7}IF THEY DETECT THE F-18s,
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{\an7}THEY COULD DASH BROWN’S HOPES OF
AVOIDING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.
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{\an7}Brown: THERE’S ALWAYS A CONCERN
THAT IF YOU ALERT THE ENEMY
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{\an7}THAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO DESTROY
\h\hONE OF THEIR TARGETS...
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{\an7}WHO KNOWS HOW THEY WOULD REACT?
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{\an7}POTENTIALLY TRYING TO DETER US
\h\h\h\h\hFROM DROPPING BOMBS
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{\an7}BY BRINGING CIVILIANS
\h\h\hINTO THAT AREA.
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{\an7}Narrator: IT WOULDN’T BE
\h\h\h\h\hTHE FIRST TIME
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{\an7}ISIS HAS USED CIVILIANS
\h\hAS HUMAN SHIELDS...
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{\an7}\hA SCENARIO THAT KEEPS
F-18 PILOTS UP AT NIGHT.
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{\an7}Brown: I CAN JUSTIFY TAKING
\hTHE LIFE OF ISIS FIGHTERS.
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{\an7}BUT WHAT I CAN’T STAND FOR
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIS THE KILLING
OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS.
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{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
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{\an7}Narrator: HIGH ABOVE IRAQ, BROWN
AND THE OTHER SUPER HORNETS
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{\an7}CIRCLE THE ISIS STRONGHOLD.
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{\an7}\hBrown: THE CEMENT FACTORY
WAS A FAIRLY LARGE FACILITY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO THERE WAS
ALL DIFFERENT MANNER
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{\an7}OF DESIRED POINTS OF IMPACT.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: IN THIS MISSION,
PARTIAL DAMAGE WON’T CUT IT.
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{\an7}\h\hIT WILL TAKE BOMBS
FROM EACH SUPER HORNET
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{\an7}TO DESTROY THE TARGET
\h\h\h\h\hCOMPLETELY.
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{\an7}Brown: SO MY PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT
WAS LOADED WITH FOUR GBU-31,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHICH IS 2,000-POUND
JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITIONS,
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{\an7}WHICH IS A GPS-GUIDED
PRECISION STRIKE BOMB.
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{\an7}Narrator: BROWN’S SUPER HORNET
\h\h\h\h\hWAS MADE TO DELIVER
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{\an7}A POTENT STING TO THE ENEMY.
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{\an7}11 DIFFERENT WEAPONS STATIONS
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{\an7}ACCOMMODATE UP TO 17,750 POUNDS
OF BOMBS AND MISSILES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hLouderback:
WE CAN CARRY A MULTITUDE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF AIR-TO-AIR
AND AIR-TO-SURFACE MUNITIONS,
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{\an7}\hWHICH MAKES OUR AIRCRAFT
ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE
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{\an7}IN THE NATION’S INVENTORY.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}Narrator: THE SUPER HORNET’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBOMB OF CHOICE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIS THE GPS-GUIDED
JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION,
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{\an7}OR JDAM FOR SHORT.
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{\an7}Louderback: THE SUPER HORNET
CAN CARRY DIFFERENT WEIGHTS
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{\an7}OF WARHEADS ON BOARD.
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{\an7}SO WE NORMALLY CARRY
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{\an7}ANYWHERE BETWEEN A 500, 1,000,
\h\hAND A 2,000-POUND WARHEAD.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: WHATEVER THE SIZE,
PILOTS CAN COUNT ON ONE THING:
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{\an7}ACCURACY.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}EACH JDAM CAN STRIKE ITS TARGET
WITHIN 40 FEET.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}Louderback: THE SUPER HORNET
\hCAN REALLY DO SOME DAMAGE
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{\an7}IN THE BATTLEFIELD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: BACK OVER IRAQ,
\h\h\h\h\hLIEUTENANT BROWN
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{\an7}TAKES ONE LAST LOOK
\h\h\hAT HIS TARGET.
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{\an7}SO FAR, ISIS GUARDS SEEM TO BE
\h\h\hUNAWARE THAT HE’S THERE.
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{\an7}Brown: WE HAD VISUALLY CONFIRMED
THAT THERE WERE NO CIVILIANS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND NOW WE WANTED TO DROP
THOSE BOMBS AS QUICK AS WE COULD
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{\an7}\h\hJUST TO AVOID HAVING
THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
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{\an7}\h\hON THE GROUND
CHANGE IN ANY WAY.
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{\an7}Narrator: BROWN AND THE OTHER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hF-18s GET READY.
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{\an7}ONCE THE STRIKE STARTS, THEIR
\hTIMINGS HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
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{\an7}Brown: WE’RE ALL GOING TO PUSH
\h\h\hON ONE-MINUTE INTERVALS
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{\an7}AND DROP OUR BOMBS
\h\hON THE TARGET.
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{\an7}IF YOU DROP ALL THE BOMBS
\h\h\h\hAT THE SAME TIME,
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{\an7}IT’S SUCH A MASSIVE EXPLOSION
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{\an7}THAT IT COULD PREVENT
\h\hTHE OTHER HORNETS
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{\an7}FROM BEING ABLE TO VISUALLY
\h\h\hACQUIRE THEIR TARGETS.
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{\an7}Narrator: BROWN’S F-18
WILL LEAD THE STRIKE.
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{\an7}HE HAS LESS THAN A MINUTE
\h\hTO GET IN AND GET OUT
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{\an7}BEFORE THE NEXT SUPER HORNET
\h\h\h\hMUST DROP ITS BOMBS.
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{\an7}IF HE MISSES HIS CUE, HE COULD
THROW OFF THE ENTIRE MISSION.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THOUSANDS OF FEET ABOVE IRAQ,
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{\an7}LIEUTENANT RUSSELL BROWN
\h\hAND NINE OTHER F-18s
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{\an7}CLOSE IN ON A HIGH-VALUE
\h\h\h\h\h\hISIS TARGET.
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{\an7}\h\h\hBROWN DIVES DOWN
IN HIS SUPER HORNET...
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND RELEASES
8,000 POUNDS OF BOMBS.
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{\an7}Brown: I ACTUALLY FELT THE WINGS
SHUDDER A LITTLE BIT
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{\an7}AS THE ORDNANCE RELEASED
\h\h\h\hOFF OF THAT JET.
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{\an7}I FELT A LITTLE BIT
\h\h\hOF ANXIOUSNESS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hJUST WAITING
FOR THOSE BOMBS TO HIT.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}Narrator: BROWN’S BOMBS
ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}NINE OTHER F-18s FOLLOW.
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{\an7}AS THE DUST SETTLES,
THE DAMAGE IS CLEAR.
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{\an7}Brown: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
\hCEMENT FACTORY DESTROYED.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS,
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{\an7}PILOTS FROM THE U.S.S. TRUMAN
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{\an7}CONTINUE TO WIPE OUT
ISIS STRONGHOLDS...
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{\an7}FLYING OVER 2,000 SORTIES...
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{\an7}AND DROPPING THE MOST BOMBS EVER
IN A SINGLE DEPLOYMENT.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}Brown: WE HAD A DRASTIC IMPACT
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{\an7}ON THE ABILITY FOR ISIS
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO WAGE WAR,
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{\an7}SO THERE WAS CERTAINLY
\h\h\h\hA BIT OF PRIDE
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{\an7}HAVING PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
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{\an7}I WOULD HOPE THAT ANY TIME
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{\an7}ISIS KNOWS THAT A NAVY F-18
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS OVERHEAD,
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{\an7}THAT THERE’S NOT A WHOLE LOT
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT THEY CAN DO
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{\an7}TO AVOID RUNNING FROM US
\h\h\hOR HIDING FROM US.
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{\an7}BECAUSE WE’RE SO GOOD
\h\h\h\h\hAT OUR JOBS
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{\an7}AT FINDING AND DESTROYING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE ENEMY,
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{\an7}I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY FEEL
\h\hA SENSE OF HOPELESSNESS
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{\an7}KNOWING THAT THE NAVY
\h\h\h\h\hIS OVERHEAD
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{\an7}AND THAT THEIR TIME HAS COME.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: THIS IS
NAVAL AVIATION’S MISSION:
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO PROVIDE AMERICA
WITH UNLIMITED AIR POWER
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{\an7}\h\hAND RESPOND QUICKLY
TO INTERNATIONAL CRISIS.
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{\an7}IT’S BEEN THIS WAY
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{\an7}EVER SINCE THE CARRIER AIR WING
CAME INTO EXISTENCE.
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{\an7}[ROARING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\hAND ITS AIR WING
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{\an7}HAVE BEEN THE CENTERPIECE
\h\h\h\hOF NAVAL STRATEGY
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{\an7}FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS...
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{\an7}BUT THIS WASN’T ALWAYS THE CASE.
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{\an7}[GUNS FIRING]
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{\an7}James Rentfrow: AT THE TURN
\h\h\h\hOF THE 20th CENTURY,
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{\an7}BATTLESHIPS WERE THE BIG THING.
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{\an7}IN AN ERA WITHOUT RADAR,
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{\an7}IN AN ERA WITHOUT GPS,
\hWITHOUT SATELLITES,
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{\an7}THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH USING
\h\h\hOUR BIG GUNS EFFECTIVELY
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{\an7}\hWAS WE DIDN’T KNOW
WHERE THE ENEMY WAS.
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{\an7}SO, THE BIG IDEA BEHIND AVIATION
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{\an7}\hWAS THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SPOT FOR THE NAVAL GUNFIRE.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN WORLD WAR I,
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{\an7}\h\hNAVAL AIRCRAFT TAKE ON
ANOTHER MISSION: BOMBING.
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{\an7}\hAVIATORS FLY FROM BASES
IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE...
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{\an7}\hAND BOMB OVER 30
ENEMY SUBMARINES.
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{\an7}BY THE END OF THE WAR,
\h\hTHE NAVY HAS GONE
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{\an7}FROM 54 AIRCRAFT
TO ALMOST 2,000.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: WE’RE STARTING TO TALK
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{\an7}\h\h\hABOUT THIS THING CALLED
AIR POWER AND AIR SUPERIORITY.
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{\an7}\h\h\hWE STILL THINK THAT
THE DECISIVE NAVAL BATTLE
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{\an7}IS GOING TO HAPPEN
\hWITH NAVAL GUNS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT WE WANT CONTROL
OF THE AIRSPACE OVER THAT.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN 1922,
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{\an7}THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONS
\hITS FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER:
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{\an7}THE U.S.S. LANGLEY.
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{\an7}TWO MORE FOLLOW:
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{\an7}\h\hTHE U.S.S. LEXINGTON
AND THE U.S.S. SARATOGA.
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{\an7}\hTHE ONLY PROBLEM:
ADMIRALS CAN’T AGREE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHOW TO USE THEM
AND THE AIRCRAFT ON BOARD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
THE TENSION IS BETWEEN THOSE
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{\an7}WHO WANT THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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{\an7}TO PROVIDE THE RECONNAISSANCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THE SPOTTING
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{\an7}AND THOSE THAT WANT TO SEPARATE
IT FROM THE BATTLE LINE
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{\an7}AND TO ALLOW IT TO OPERATE
\h\h\h\h\h\hINDEPENDENTLY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THROUGH THE INTERWAR YEARS,
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{\an7}\h\hTHE NAVY EXPERIMENTS
WITH NEW WAYS TO FIGHT.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: THE NAVY EVERY YEAR
\h\h\h\h\hWOULD BRING TOGETHER
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{\an7}PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE FLEET TO
DO A BIG OPERATIONAL EXERCISE,
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{\an7}AND THESE WERE CALLED
\h\h\hFLEET PROBLEMS.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN 1929,
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{\an7}\hTHE NAVY RUNS AN EXERCISE
CALLED "FLEET PROBLEM NINE."
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{\an7}AVIATORS SEIZE THE CHANCE
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{\an7}TO PROVE JUST HOW POWERFUL
\h\hTHEIR AIRCRAFT CAN BE.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: FLEET PROBLEM NINE
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{\an7}\h\h\hHAS A SPECIAL PLACE
IN NAVAL AVIATION HISTORY
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{\an7}BECAUSE RATHER THAN BEING TIED
\h\hTO THE SLOWER BATTLESHIPS,
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{\an7}THE CARRIER INDEPENDENTLY
\h\h\hLAUNCHED AN ATTACK.
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{\an7}AND THIS WAS DONE
\hBY AN AIR STRIKE
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{\an7}FROM AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE AIR STRIKE
EASILY TAKES OUT ITS TARGET.
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{\an7}NAVY UMPIRES DECLARE VICTORY
\h\h\h\hFOR THE AVIATORS...
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00:17:01,654 --> 00:17:05,158
{\an7}BUT THE IDEA THAT A CARRIER
IS MORE THAN A SUPPORT SHIP
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{\an7}IS TOO RADICAL TO TAKE HOLD.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHILE THE NAVY SQUABBLES
ABOUT THE ROLE OF ITS AIRCRAFT,
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{\an7}\h\hJAPAN DEVELOPS
ITS CARRIERS, TOO.
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{\an7}IT WILL SOON SHOW THE WORLD
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hEXACTLY WHAT
NAVAL AIR POWER CAN DO.
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{\an7}DECEMBER 7, 1941.
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{\an7}PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII.
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{\an7}SIX CARRIERS’ WORTH
OF JAPANESE BOMBERS
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{\an7}LAUNCH A SURPRISE ATTACK
\hON THE UNITED STATES.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}\hRentfrow: PEARL HARBOR
IS THE WATERSHED MOMENT
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{\an7}FOR NAVAL AVIATION,
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{\an7}BECAUSE IT REALLY PROVED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSOMETHING
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT THE JAPANESE
WERE VERY, VERY GOOD AT.
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{\an7}AND THAT IS INDEPENDENTLY
\h\h\h\hOPERATING CARRIERS
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{\an7}\hAS A STRIKE FORCE
IN AND OF THEMSELVES
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{\an7}SEPARATE FROM THE BATTLE LINE.
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{\an7}WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
\h\h\hIS 300 AIRCRAFT
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00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:09,188
{\an7}CARRYING OUT AN EXPERTLY PLANNED
AND EXECUTED STRIKE MISSION.
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{\an7}Narrator: EIGHT U.S. BATTLESHIPS
ARE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED.
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{\an7}THE NAVY HAS NO CHOICE
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{\an7}BUT TO RELY ON ITS THREE
PACIFIC FLEET CARRIERS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSIX MONTHS LATER,
AMERICA LOOKS FOR REVENGE...
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{\an7}\h\hBY DEPLOYING A NAVAL
STRIKE FORCE OF ITS OWN.
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{\an7}MAY 1942.
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{\an7}THE PACIFIC THEATRE.
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{\an7}\hTHE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
SENDS CARRIERS AND WARSHIPS
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{\an7}\h\hDEEP INTO THE CORAL SEA
OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA.
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{\an7}THEIR GOAL: TO CUT OFF
\h\h\h\hCOMMUNICATIONS
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00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:55,468
{\an7}\h\hBETWEEN AUSTRALIA
AND THE UNITED STATES.
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{\an7}THE U.S. NAVY GETS WIND
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE PLAN...
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00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:06,712
{\an7}AND COUNTERS WITH THE CARRIERS
\h\h\hLEXINGTON AND YORKTOWN.
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00:19:06,746 --> 00:19:10,583
{\an7}THEY SETTLE IN 70 MILES AWAY
\hFROM THE JAPANESE NAVY...
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00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:13,786
{\an7}AND SEND THEIR AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\hOFF TO FIGHT.
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00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:18,257
{\an7}Rentfrow: BATTLE OF CORAL SEA
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{\an7}\h\hIS SORT OF ANOTHER ONE
OF THESE WATERSHED MOMENTS
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{\an7}FOR NAVAL AVIATION,
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00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,196
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBECAUSE IT IS
THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE
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00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:28,234
{\an7}THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAPITAL
WARSHIPS NEVER SEE EACH OTHER.
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00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:33,973
{\an7}Narrator: JAPANESE FIGHTERS
\hDIVE BOMB THE AMERICANS...
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:41,280
{\an7}\hSINKING ONE CARRIER
AND DAMAGING ANOTHER.
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00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:52,725
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE AMERICANS SINK ONE
OF THE JAPANESE CARRIERS...
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00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:57,096
{\an7}AND DAMAGE TWO MORE.
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00:19:57,129 --> 00:19:58,864
{\an7}Rentfrow: TECHNICALLY,
\hCORAL SEA IS A DRAW.
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE CARRIER OF OURS
THAT THEY SUNK WAS BIGGER.
333
00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:03,336
{\an7}SO, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT TONNAGE,
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00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:06,472
{\an7}YOU WOULD SAY THAT THE JAPANESE
WON THAT DRAW.
335
00:20:06,505 --> 00:20:09,341
{\an7}BUT THEY HAD TO TURN AWAY.
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00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:12,378
{\an7}Narrator: THE JAPANESE RETREAT
\h\h\h\h\hIS A MAJOR MILESTONE
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{\an7}FOR NAVAL AVIATION.
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00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:16,415
{\an7}Rentfrow: SOME HISTORIANS
WOULD ARGUE THAT CORAL SEA
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00:20:16,449 --> 00:20:18,651
{\an7}\h\h\hIS THE TURNING POINT
OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
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00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:21,487
{\an7}\h\h\hBECAUSE IT IS
THE FIRST TIME EVER
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00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,690
{\an7}THAT THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
HAD BEEN DENIED AN OBJECTIVE.
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00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:30,262
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
BY THE END OF WORLD WAR II
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{\an7}THE CARRIER AND ITS AIR GROUP
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00:20:32,498 --> 00:20:34,900
{\an7}\hHAS HELPED GIVE
THE UNITED STATES
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00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:38,905
{\an7}UNCONTESTED CONTROL OF THE SEAS.
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00:20:38,938 --> 00:20:41,574
{\an7}\h\h\hRentfrow: THE CARRIER
BECOMES THE CAPITAL WARSHIP.
347
00:20:41,607 --> 00:20:43,776
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE BATTLESHIP
WAS THE CAPITAL SHIP
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{\an7}OF THE 1910s AND ’20s
\h\hAND INTO THE ’30s,
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00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,684
{\an7}AND NOW THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\hIS THE CAPITAL WARSHIP.
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00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:53,152
{\an7}Narrator: BUT SOON ENOUGH,
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00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:58,257
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE NAVY FINDS ITSELF
FACING A NEW FOE...AT HOME.
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{\an7}1947.
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00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:09,302
{\an7}PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN SIGNS
THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT...
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{\an7}AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE IS BORN.
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00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:17,076
{\an7}[RUMBLING]
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{\an7}THE AIR FORCE QUICKLY CLAIMS
\h\h\h\h\h\hEXCLUSIVE ACCESS
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00:21:20,045 --> 00:21:26,351
{\an7}\hTO THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON
EVER CREATED: THE ATOMIC BOMB.
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00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:27,987
{\an7}Rentfrow: THE COLD WAR STORY
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00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:30,189
{\an7}I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED
\h\h\hTO START TALKING ABOUT
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00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:32,624
{\an7}IS NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
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{\an7}THE AIR FORCE HAS ONE,
AND THE NAVY DOESN’T.
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00:21:36,762 --> 00:21:39,064
{\an7}Narrator: THE AIR FORCE CLAIMS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT SEA POWER
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00:21:39,098 --> 00:21:41,067
{\an7}IS A THING OF THE PAST...
364
00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:43,069
{\an7}AND THAT NAVY CARRIERS
\h\h\h\h\hAND AIRCRAFT
365
00:21:43,102 --> 00:21:46,839
{\an7}DON’T OFFER THE SAME BANG
\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE BUCK.
366
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:48,006
{\an7}Rentfrow: THE AIR FORCE SAYS,
367
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,441
{\an7}INSTEAD OF SPENDING MONEY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THAT,
368
00:21:49,475 --> 00:21:51,844
{\an7}WHY DON’T YOU SPEND MONEY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THIS B-36
369
00:21:51,877 --> 00:21:53,946
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CARRIES
A BIG NUCLEAR WEAPON,
370
00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:55,514
{\an7}\h\h\hAND ALL THOSE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
371
00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:56,849
{\an7}THAT YOU’RE SPENDING
372
00:21:56,882 --> 00:21:58,684
{\an7}ON ALL THOSE INCREDIBLY
\h\hEXPENSIVE NAVY TOYS,
373
00:21:58,717 --> 00:22:02,254
{\an7}WHY DON’T WE JUST SAVE
\h\h\h\h\hTHAT MONEY?
374
00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:05,057
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: IN 1949,
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
375
00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:09,061
{\an7}PROPOSES HUGE CUTS
IN NAVAL PROGRAMS.
376
00:22:09,094 --> 00:22:10,696
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
THE AIR FORCE IS SUCCESSFUL
377
00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:14,366
{\an7}AT WRESTLING SOME FUNDING
\h\h\hAWAY FROM THE NAVY.
378
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,770
{\an7}THIS IS A THREAT TO THE VERY
EXISTENCE OF NAVAL AVIATION.
379
00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:22,842
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER WAR
380
00:22:22,875 --> 00:22:26,979
{\an7}TO SHOW JUST HOW VALUABLE
\hTHE CARRIER AIR WING IS.
381
00:22:31,317 --> 00:22:37,256
{\an7}[GUNS FIRING]
382
00:22:37,289 --> 00:22:39,725
{\an7}JUNE 1950.
383
00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:43,795
{\an7}\h\hU.S. FORCES FIGHT A BLOODY
BATTLE AGAINST NORTH KOREA...
384
00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:46,198
{\an7}\hTRYING TO PREVENT
THE ENTIRE PENINSULA
385
00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:49,035
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFROM FALLING
UNDER COMMUNIST RULE.
386
00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:52,872
{\an7}[ARTILLERY FIRE]
387
00:22:52,905 --> 00:22:54,507
{\an7}[MACHINE GUN FIRE]
388
00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:58,010
{\an7}Rentfrow: OUR VERY SMALL FORCES
HAVE A PROBLEM.
389
00:22:58,043 --> 00:23:01,179
{\an7}AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT
\hTHEY NEED AIR SUPPORT.
390
00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:02,514
{\an7}THE ENEMY IS ATTACKING THEM.
391
00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:05,184
{\an7}\h\hTHEY’RE HOLDING OUT
THE BEST THAT THEY CAN.
392
00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:08,287
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE UNITED STATES
FINDS THAT ITS NUCLEAR BOMBERS
393
00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,022
{\an7}ARE OF LITTLE USE.
394
00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:11,990
{\an7}\h\hRentfrow: THE PROBLEM IS
THAT THEY HAVE NOT INVENTED
395
00:23:12,024 --> 00:23:14,093
{\an7}IN-FLIGHT AIR REFUELING YET.
396
00:23:14,126 --> 00:23:16,428
{\an7}ALL THE AIR FORCE FIGHTERS
\hARE STATIONED IN JAPAN.
397
00:23:16,462 --> 00:23:18,664
{\an7}\h\hTHEY CAN’T GET THEM
TO THE ACTION IN KOREA,
398
00:23:18,697 --> 00:23:20,566
{\an7}AND YOU CANNOT DO
CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
399
00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:23,268
{\an7}WITH A B-36 AND A NUCLEAR BOMB.
400
00:23:23,302 --> 00:23:24,737
{\an7}SO, WHAT’S TO BE DONE?
401
00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:26,438
{\an7}THE ANSWER IS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
402
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:31,076
{\an7}[ROARING]
403
00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:33,112
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS,
404
00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:35,547
{\an7}NAVAL AVIATION IS A MAJOR FACTOR
405
00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:38,984
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN FRUSTRATING
THE NORTH KOREAN ADVANCE...
406
00:23:39,018 --> 00:23:40,653
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
407
00:23:40,686 --> 00:23:45,257
{\an7}AND FORCING THE ARMISTICE
AGREEMENT ENDING THE WAR.
408
00:23:45,291 --> 00:23:46,759
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
IT’S NOT TOO MUCH OF A STRETCH
409
00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:50,362
{\an7}\hTO SAY THAT THE KOREAN WAR
REALLY SAVED NAVAL AVIATION.
410
00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:57,303
{\an7}Narrator: SUDDENLY THE AIR WING
IS IMPORTANT AGAIN.
411
00:23:57,336 --> 00:24:02,041
{\an7}\hOVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS,
NAVAL AVIATION EXPLODES...
412
00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:06,812
{\an7}ADDING AIRCRAFT THAT DO MORE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAN JUST BOMB.
413
00:24:06,845 --> 00:24:09,014
{\an7}THE NAVY DEVELOPS
SPECIALIZED PLANES
414
00:24:09,048 --> 00:24:12,318
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR EVERYTHING
FROM LONG-RANGE STRIKES...
415
00:24:12,351 --> 00:24:14,787
{\an7}TO RECONNAISSANCE...
416
00:24:14,820 --> 00:24:19,091
{\an7}TO HELICOPTERS THAT STAND BY FOR
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
417
00:24:21,493 --> 00:24:24,563
{\an7}BY THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR,
\h\h\h\hTHE AIR WING HAS GROWN
418
00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:27,933
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO NEARLY 90
RADICALLY DIFFERENT PLANES...
419
00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:31,771
{\an7}MAKING LOGISTICS COMPLICATED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND EXPENSIVE.
420
00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:33,272
{\an7}Rentfrow: WE HAVE TO HAVE
\h\h\h\h\hSEPARATE SYSTEMS
421
00:24:33,305 --> 00:24:34,907
{\an7}OF PARTS SUPPLIES,
422
00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:37,543
{\an7}WE HAVE TO HAVE SEPARATE WAYS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO TRAIN PEOPLE.
423
00:24:37,576 --> 00:24:40,479
{\an7}\h\hWE HAVE TO HAVE AIRPLANES
THAT FLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS,
424
00:24:40,512 --> 00:24:42,014
{\an7}HAVE DIFFERENT FUEL CONSUMPTIONS
425
00:24:42,047 --> 00:24:44,249
{\an7}AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS
\h\hDURING THE MISSION.
426
00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:46,285
{\an7}IT’S DIFFICULT.
427
00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:49,388
{\an7}Narrator: THAT’S NOT
THE ONLY CHALLENGE.
428
00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:55,193
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBY NOW, KEY NAVY PLANES
ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW THEIR AGE.
429
00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:59,998
{\an7}IN 1973, THE NAVY MAKES
\h\hA RADICAL DECISION:
430
00:25:00,032 --> 00:25:02,768
{\an7}TO REPLACE ITS MANY
\h\h\hAGING AIRCRAFT
431
00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:05,570
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH A SINGLE
MULTI-MISSION FIGHTER...
432
00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:07,172
{\an7}CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN
433
00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:11,510
{\an7}AIR-TO-AIR AND AIR-TO-GROUND
\h\h\h\hMISSIONS WITH EASE.
434
00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:12,644
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
GIVEN THE LIMITED SPACE
435
00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:13,946
{\an7}THAT’S ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
436
00:25:13,979 --> 00:25:15,848
{\an7}IT’S ALWAYS MORE DESIRABLE
\h\h\h\hTO HAVE ONE PLANE
437
00:25:15,881 --> 00:25:17,883
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT CAN PERFORM
MORE THAN ONE FUNCTION.
438
00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:25,691
{\an7}Narrator: TWO YEARS LATER,
THE NAVY MAKES ITS CHOICE:
439
00:25:25,724 --> 00:25:29,995
{\an7}THE TWIN-ENGINE YF-17.
440
00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:36,002
{\an7}IT’S CHEAP, SMALL, AND HAS
ALL THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY.
441
00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:39,171
{\an7}\h\hRentfrow: WHAT’S COMING
IS COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS
442
00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:43,141
{\an7}\hBOTH FOR ORDNANCE DELIVERY
AND FOR FLYING THE AIRPLANE.
443
00:25:43,175 --> 00:25:44,743
{\an7}THAT’S THE THE BIG NEW THING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMING ONLINE
444
00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:47,179
{\an7}FOR AIRPLANES IN THE 1970s.
445
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,986
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNarrator: IN 1978,
THE NEW AIRCRAFT ROLLS OUT
446
00:25:54,019 --> 00:25:57,222
{\an7}FOR OPERATIONAL TESTING...
447
00:25:57,256 --> 00:26:00,426
{\an7}AND GETS RENAMED
THE F-18 HORNET.
448
00:26:04,763 --> 00:26:09,067
{\an7}[ROARING]
449
00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:12,271
{\an7}IT HAS TO WAIT SEVEN YEARS
\h\h\hTO PROVE ITS WORTH.
450
00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:26,284
{\an7}JANUARY 1991.
451
00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:30,455
{\an7}THE U.S.S. SARATOGA LINGERS
\h\h\hOFF THE COAST OF IRAQ.
452
00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:37,696
{\an7}ON BOARD: CARRIER AIR WING 17...
453
00:26:37,729 --> 00:26:41,433
{\an7}INCLUDING THE FLEDGLING
\h\h\h\h\hF/A-18 HORNET.
454
00:26:46,472 --> 00:26:50,276
{\an7}THE FIRST DAYTIME MISSION
OF OPERATION DESERT STORM
455
00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:52,311
{\an7}IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH.
456
00:26:55,681 --> 00:26:58,684
{\an7}F-18 PILOTS GET READY
\h\h\h\h\hFOR ACTION.
457
00:27:03,422 --> 00:27:07,126
{\an7}TODAY, THEY WILL ATTACK
\hIRAQI AIR DEFENSES...
458
00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:11,730
{\an7}AND STOP THEM FROM SHOOTING DOWN
COALITION AIRCRAFT.
459
00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:15,634
{\an7}Mark Fox: WE WERE GOING AFTER
\h\h\hA TARGET IN WESTERN IRAQ
460
00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:17,169
{\an7}THAT’S KNOWN AS H-3.
461
00:27:17,202 --> 00:27:19,638
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S AN AIRFIELD,
AND SO WE WERE GOING AFTER
462
00:27:19,671 --> 00:27:24,075
{\an7}\h\hALL OF THE KEY TARGETS THAT
WOULD PREVENT THE IRAQI MILITARY
463
00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:26,778
{\an7}\h\hFROM BEING ABLE TO USE
THAT AIRFIELD AGAINST US.
464
00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:30,749
{\an7}♪
465
00:27:30,782 --> 00:27:32,684
{\an7}Narrator: THE PROBLEM?
466
00:27:32,718 --> 00:27:38,290
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hH-3 IS SURROUNDED
BY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES...
467
00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:44,162
{\an7}\h\h\hWEAPONS THAT CAN DESTROY
A NAVY PLANE FROM MILES AWAY.
468
00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:46,832
{\an7}IT WILL TAKE NEARLY EVERY PLANE
IN THE AIR WING
469
00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:51,303
{\an7}\hTO GIVE THE U.S.
A FIGHTING CHANCE.
470
00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:52,737
{\an7}Fox: IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CASES
471
00:27:52,771 --> 00:27:57,009
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHERE YOU’RE GOING
INTO A HIGH THREAT TARGET,
472
00:27:57,042 --> 00:27:59,211
{\an7}AND YOU’RE GONNA JUST DO
\h\h\hTHE BEST YOU CAN.
473
00:28:02,147 --> 00:28:04,049
{\an7}Narrator: EARLY THAT AFTERNOON,
474
00:28:04,082 --> 00:28:06,785
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE AIRCRAFT
OF CARRIER AIR WING 17
475
00:28:06,818 --> 00:28:08,753
{\an7}LINE UP ON THE DECK...
476
00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:11,657
{\an7}\h\h\hREADY TO HEAD
INTO IRAQI AIRSPACE.
477
00:28:14,826 --> 00:28:18,830
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hEVERY SINGLE ONE HAS
A CRUCIAL GOAL AND A MISSION.
478
00:28:20,899 --> 00:28:25,871
{\an7}AN E-2C HAWKEYE LEADS THE WAY,
\hREADY TO ALERT FOX’S HORNET
479
00:28:25,904 --> 00:28:29,374
{\an7}TO ANY THREATS ON THE GROUND
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOR IN THE AIR.
480
00:28:32,778 --> 00:28:35,080
{\an7}THIS ELECTRONIC OVERLORD CARRIES
481
00:28:35,113 --> 00:28:39,651
{\an7}MORE THAN 12,000 POUNDS
\h\h\h\h\hOF TECHNOLOGY.
482
00:28:39,685 --> 00:28:41,520
{\an7}A SINGLE HAWKEYE CAN MONITOR
483
00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:44,656
{\an7}6 MILLION CUBIC MILES
\h\h\h\h\hOF AIRSPACE
484
00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:48,427
{\an7}AND 150,000 SQUARE MILES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF GROUND.
485
00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:51,029
{\an7}IT TRACKS ENEMY MISSILES
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND AIRCRAFT
486
00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:54,199
{\an7}MORE THAN 200 MILES AWAY.
487
00:28:56,868 --> 00:29:00,338
{\an7}UP NEXT: THE F-14 TOMCATS.
488
00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:08,847
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEIR MISSION: PROTECT
THE HORNETS FROM ANY ENEMY JETS.
489
00:29:14,686 --> 00:29:20,091
{\an7}\hNEXT TO LAUNCH...
THE E/A-6B PROWLERS:
490
00:29:20,125 --> 00:29:23,195
{\an7}\h\h\hCARRYING HIGH-SPEED
ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES...
491
00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:26,064
{\an7}OR HARMS.
492
00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:28,968
{\an7}\hTHEIR JOB IS TO ATTACK
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES
493
00:29:29,001 --> 00:29:31,270
{\an7}BEFORE THEY CAN SHOOT.
494
00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:41,980
{\an7}THE LAST TO LAUNCH: FOUR F-18s.
495
00:29:42,014 --> 00:29:47,253
{\an7}\hTHEY MUST DO THE DIRTY WORK:
BOMB THE TARGET INTO OBLIVION.
496
00:29:49,454 --> 00:29:54,859
{\an7}TO DO THAT, THEY’RE LOADED UP
WITH FOUR 2,000-POUND BOMBS...
497
00:29:54,893 --> 00:29:57,796
{\an7}\h\h\hMAKING THE HORNET
MUCH LESS MANEUVERABLE.
498
00:29:59,064 --> 00:30:02,100
{\an7}[ROARING]
499
00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:07,439
{\an7}THEY MUST LEAN ON THE OTHER
\h\h\hPLANES IN THE AIR WING
500
00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:12,377
{\an7}TO GIVE THEM THE BEST CHANCE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF SURVIVAL.
501
00:30:12,411 --> 00:30:14,780
{\an7}Fox: YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE
\h\h\hDIFFERENT AIRPLANES
502
00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:18,183
{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT ARE DOING
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS,
503
00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:22,554
{\an7}AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
504
00:30:22,587 --> 00:30:23,822
{\an7}AND YOU WORK TOGETHER
505
00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:27,826
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW TO MAKE A TEAM REALLY WORK.
506
00:30:30,696 --> 00:30:34,567
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: FOX MAY HAVE
THE AIR WING TO BACK HIM UP,
507
00:30:34,599 --> 00:30:39,337
{\an7}BUT HE KNOWS THAT IN WAR
\hANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.
508
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:42,207
{\an7}Fox: YOU’RE REALLY GOING INTO,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINTO AN ABYSS
509
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,676
{\an7}THAT YOU JUST DON’T KNOW
HOW IT’S GONNA TURN OUT.
510
00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:52,084
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
NOT LONG AFTER TAKEOFF,
511
00:30:52,117 --> 00:30:55,587
{\an7}FOX’S F-18 CROSSES INTO IRAQ.
512
00:30:55,620 --> 00:31:00,692
{\an7}♪
513
00:31:00,726 --> 00:31:05,231
{\an7}WITHIN MINUTES, HE FACES
\hTHE REALITY OF COMBAT.
514
00:31:06,732 --> 00:31:08,934
{\an7}Fox: ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT I NOTICED
515
00:31:08,967 --> 00:31:12,337
{\an7}\hWAS THERE ARE CONTRAILS
COMING OVER OUR SHOULDERS
516
00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:17,009
{\an7}KIND OF ON EITHER SIDE, HIGH,
517
00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:19,411
{\an7}AND AT FIRST THERE WAS
\h\h\hA BIT OF A JOLT.
518
00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:21,212
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
BUT THE CONTRAILS AREN’T COMING
519
00:31:21,246 --> 00:31:23,949
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM IRAQI
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES...
520
00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:30,522
{\an7}THEY’RE COMING FROM THE PROWLERS
FIRING OFF THEIR HARMS.
521
00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:32,490
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFox: THESE ARE
THE ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES
522
00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:36,495
{\an7}THAT ARE BEING FIRED AGAINST
\h\hTHE DEFENSES AROUND H-3.
523
00:31:36,528 --> 00:31:38,263
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SO IT WENT
FROM A LITTLE BIT OF A JOLT
524
00:31:38,296 --> 00:31:40,565
{\an7}TO SEE CONTRAILS KIND OF GOING
\h\h\h\h\hOVER YOUR SHOULDERS
525
00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:42,568
{\an7}\h\h\hTO, OH, THAT’S
A REALLY GOOD THING.
526
00:31:42,601 --> 00:31:46,004
{\an7}I LIKE WHAT I’M SEEING.
527
00:31:46,037 --> 00:31:47,805
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
30 MILES SOUTH OF THE TARGET,
528
00:31:47,839 --> 00:31:50,875
{\an7}FOX’S RADIO CRACKLES.
529
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:54,413
{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
530
00:31:54,446 --> 00:31:58,951
{\an7}\h\h\hIT’S THE E-2C HAWKEYE
REACHING OUT WITH A WARNING.
531
00:31:58,984 --> 00:32:01,086
{\an7}Fox: AS WE’RE APPROACHING
\h\h\h\h\hTHE TARGET AREA,
532
00:32:01,119 --> 00:32:05,123
{\an7}THE E-2 WAS MAKING CALLS
\h\h\h\h\hABOUT BANDITS.
533
00:32:05,157 --> 00:32:07,426
{\an7}IN THOSE DAYS A BANDIT MEANT
534
00:32:07,459 --> 00:32:11,763
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT THAT WAS
A CONFIRMED KNOWN HOSTILE.
535
00:32:11,797 --> 00:32:16,935
{\an7}Man on radio: NEW PICTURE,
\h\h\hBANDIT, 1-9-0, 20...
536
00:32:16,968 --> 00:32:21,973
{\an7}Narrator: THIS HOSTILE
\h\hIS AN IRAQI MIG...
537
00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:27,446
{\an7}\h\hBUT FOX DOESN’T WORRY
ABOUT THE HAWKEYE’S CALLS.
538
00:32:27,479 --> 00:32:32,084
{\an7}HE KNOWS THE F-14 TOMCATS
\h\h\h\hARE ON THE PROWL.
539
00:32:32,117 --> 00:32:33,518
{\an7}Fox: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT,
540
00:32:33,552 --> 00:32:36,455
{\an7}\h\hBUT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE,
THAT’S SOMEBODY ELSE’S PROBLEM,
541
00:32:36,488 --> 00:32:40,759
{\an7}\h\hIT’S NOT IN MY WAY,
I’M GOING TO THE TARGET,
542
00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:45,196
{\an7}AND I WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
\hTHE SURFACE-TO-AIR PROBLEM.
543
00:32:45,230 --> 00:32:50,469
{\an7}\hNarrator: MOMENTS LATER, THE
HAWKEYE’S CALL BECOMES URGENT.
544
00:32:50,502 --> 00:32:54,072
{\an7}Man on radio: 400, THAT BANDIT’S
ON YOUR NOSE AT 15.
545
00:32:54,105 --> 00:32:55,540
{\an7}Fox: E-2 MADE THE CALL,
546
00:32:55,574 --> 00:32:59,545
{\an7}"400, THAT BANDIT’S
ON YOUR NOSE AT 15!"
547
00:32:59,578 --> 00:33:04,416
{\an7}\hNarrator: AN IRAQI MIG-21
IS NOW JUST 15 MILES AWAY...
548
00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:07,519
{\an7}AND HEADING STRAIGHT FOR FOX
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND HIS WINGMAN.
549
00:33:07,552 --> 00:33:11,222
{\an7}Man on radio: 400, RADAR CONTACT
ON MY NOSE, MACH AT 28,000.
550
00:33:11,256 --> 00:33:13,725
{\an7}Fox: THESE IRAQI AIRPLANES
\h\h\h\h\hARE IN THE MIDST
551
00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:18,129
{\an7}OF ALL OF THE SURFACE-TO-AIR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMISSILES.
552
00:33:18,163 --> 00:33:19,898
{\an7}\h\h\hSO THE TOMCATS
ARE NOT REALLY ABLE
553
00:33:19,931 --> 00:33:22,267
{\an7}TO LEAN IN AND ENGAGE THESE GUYS
554
00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:25,470
{\an7}\h\h\hBECAUSE IT WOULD DRAG THEM
INTO THE HEART OF THE DEFENSES.
555
00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,876
{\an7}Narrator: THE F-14s ARE
\h\hNO HELP TO HIM NOW.
556
00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:36,448
{\an7}FOX IS ABOUT TO BE FACE-TO-FACE
WITH AN ENEMY MIG.
557
00:33:36,481 --> 00:33:38,917
{\an7}Fox: THERE WAS NO REFLECTION,
\hTHERE WAS NO INTROSPECTION,
558
00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:42,821
{\an7}IT WAS HE’S A KNOWN BAD GUY, AND
HE’S BETWEEN ME AND THE TARGET.
559
00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,155
{\an7}I WANT TO KILL HIM.
560
00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:50,662
{\an7}♪
561
00:33:53,365 --> 00:33:58,704
{\an7}\hNarrator: 1991. DAY ONE
OF OPERATION DESERT STORM.
562
00:33:58,737 --> 00:34:04,643
{\an7}30,000 FEET OVER WESTERN IRAQ,
\h\h\h\hF/A-18 PILOT MARK FOX
563
00:34:04,676 --> 00:34:09,614
{\an7}IS NOSE-TO-NOSE WITH AN ENEMY
\h\hMIG WHO’S CLOSING IN FAST.
564
00:34:09,648 --> 00:34:11,683
{\an7}\hFox: BY THIS TIME
HE’S AT NINE MILES,
565
00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:13,518
{\an7}HE’S POINTING RIGHT AT ME.
566
00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:16,855
{\an7}HE’S AT MACH 1.3,
\hI’M AT MACH .9,
567
00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:20,592
{\an7}SO ALMOST SUPERSONIC.
568
00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:23,928
{\an7}Man on radio: 200, BOGEY,
\hI’M AT 28,000, 7 MILES.
569
00:34:23,962 --> 00:34:25,397
{\an7}CHECK 21.
570
00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:28,400
{\an7}Narrator: FOX HAS JUST SECONDS
\h\h\h\hTO LOCK ON TO THE MIG
571
00:34:28,433 --> 00:34:30,368
{\an7}AND CHOOSE A WEAPON.
572
00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:33,639
{\an7}\h\h\hFox: INSIDE OF TEN MILES
WE ALWAYS SELECT A SIDEWINDER,
573
00:34:33,672 --> 00:34:37,509
{\an7}A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE.
574
00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:41,346
{\an7}\h\hIT’S A MORE MANEUVERABLE,
IT’S A FIRE-AND-FORGET WEAPON.
575
00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:44,115
{\an7}I’D FIRED TWO OR THREE
\h\h\h\h\hSIDEWINDERS
576
00:34:44,149 --> 00:34:48,987
{\an7}IN PREVIOUS MISSILE EXERCISES
\h\h\h\hIN PEACETIME TRAINING,
577
00:34:49,020 --> 00:34:54,425
{\an7}\hAND THEY ALWAYS LEFT
A BIG PLUME OF SMOKE.
578
00:34:54,459 --> 00:34:57,395
{\an7}\h\h\hI WAS JUST PROGRAMMED
TO EXPECT A PLUME OF SMOKE.
579
00:34:57,429 --> 00:35:00,599
{\an7}[RADIO CHATTER]
580
00:35:00,632 --> 00:35:05,003
{\an7}BUT AS SOON AS THE MISSILE
\h\h\h\hCAME OFF THE RAIL,
581
00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,971
{\an7}THERE WAS NO SMOKE TRAIL.
582
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,210
{\an7}Narrator: FOX CAN’T AFFORD
\h\h\h\hTO DOUBT HIS KILL.
583
00:35:12,243 --> 00:35:15,012
{\an7}HE LOCKS HIS RADAR
\h\hON TO THE MIG.
584
00:35:15,046 --> 00:35:17,048
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFox: I SAID, WELL,
HE WON’T GET AWAY FROM THIS,
585
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:19,885
{\an7}\hAND AT THAT POINT
SELECTED A SPARROW.
586
00:35:19,918 --> 00:35:22,687
{\an7}AS I’M SQUEEZING THE TRIGGER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE SPARROW
587
00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:24,990
{\an7}THERE’S AN EXPLOSION.
588
00:35:25,023 --> 00:35:28,360
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
589
00:35:28,393 --> 00:35:30,328
{\an7}THE FIRST MISSILE DID THE JOB.
590
00:35:30,362 --> 00:35:34,766
{\an7}AND THEN I WATCHED THE SPARROW
\hACCELERATE, AND IT HIT HIM.
591
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:39,905
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: TO HIS LEFT,
FOX SEES ANOTHER MIG EXPLODE...
592
00:35:39,938 --> 00:35:43,542
{\an7}COURTESY OF HIS WINGMAN.
593
00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:46,578
{\an7}BUT THERE’S NO TIME
\h\h\hTO CELEBRATE.
594
00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:50,215
{\an7}\h\hHIS HORNET STILL HAS
8,000 POUNDS OF BOMBS...
595
00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:52,717
{\an7}AND A TARGET TO DESTROY.
596
00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,253
{\an7}Fox: I ROLLED IN ON THE TARGET
597
00:35:54,285 --> 00:35:58,156
{\an7}AND POINT THE AIRPLANE
\h\h\h\hAT THE GROUND.
598
00:35:58,189 --> 00:36:00,825
{\an7}AT THAT POINT, YOU’RE JUST DOING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN
599
00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:04,963
{\an7}TO HAVE A VERY GOOD
\hDIVE BOMBING RUN.
600
00:36:04,996 --> 00:36:06,764
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
601
00:36:09,134 --> 00:36:13,271
{\an7}Narrator: FOX AND HIS WINGMAN
SWARM OVER THE IRAQI AIRFIELD.
602
00:36:13,304 --> 00:36:17,642
{\an7}♪
603
00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:21,280
{\an7}IN JUST MINUTES,
IT’S DEMOLISHED.
604
00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:25,216
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
605
00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:27,986
{\an7}\hHE AND HIS WINGMAN HAVE
THE FIRST AIR-TO-AIR KILLS
606
00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:31,422
{\an7}FOR THE NAVY’S NEW
\h\hF/A-18 HORNET.
607
00:36:33,525 --> 00:36:36,661
{\an7}AND THE ONLY ONES
\hOF DESERT STORM.
608
00:36:36,695 --> 00:36:42,701
{\an7}♪
609
00:36:42,734 --> 00:36:46,871
{\an7}IT’S THE F-18’S TRIUMPH...
610
00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:52,744
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT THE CREDIT GOES
TO THE ENTIRE AIR WING CHAIN.
611
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:57,749
{\an7}Fox: I ONLY REPRESENTED
A PORTION OF THAT CHAIN.
612
00:36:57,782 --> 00:37:01,352
{\an7}IT DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN
\h\h\hWITH ONE PERSON.
613
00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:03,722
{\an7}IT’S A MOSAIC OF PEOPLE
614
00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:06,258
{\an7}CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS
AN OVERALL MISSION.
615
00:37:06,291 --> 00:37:13,765
{\an7}[ROARING]
616
00:37:13,798 --> 00:37:18,536
{\an7}♪
617
00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:20,372
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
BY NOW, THE F-18 HORNET
618
00:37:20,405 --> 00:37:23,441
{\an7}\h\h\hIS THE FOUNDATION
OF THE CARRIER AIR WING.
619
00:37:28,213 --> 00:37:30,282
{\an7}A YEAR AFTER DESERT STORM,
620
00:37:30,315 --> 00:37:33,285
{\an7}\hTHE NAVY ORDERS
A SOUPED-UP F-18:
621
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:35,620
{\an7}THE SUPER HORNET.
622
00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:40,558
{\an7}THE NEW SUPER HORNET
\h\h\hIS 20% LARGER
623
00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,928
{\an7}THAN ITS HORNET BABY BROTHER...
624
00:37:42,961 --> 00:37:48,700
{\an7}AND CARRIES A THIRD MORE FUEL,
\h\h\h\hINCREASING ITS RANGE.
625
00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:52,136
{\an7}ITS WING AREA IS 25% LARGER...
626
00:37:52,170 --> 00:37:57,108
{\an7}OFFERING TWO MORE STATIONS
\h\h\h\hTO ADD ON WEAPONS.
627
00:37:57,142 --> 00:38:00,846
{\an7}IN 2003, THE NAVY BUILDS
\h\hON THE SUPER HORNET
628
00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:04,416
{\an7}WITH THE EA-18G GROWLER...
629
00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:07,786
{\an7}DESIGNED TO REPLACE
\hTHE EA-6B PROWLER
630
00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:10,622
{\an7}AND TAKE ON ELECTRONIC ATTACK.
631
00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:16,461
{\an7}NOW ALMOST ALL THE PLANES
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE AIR WING
632
00:38:16,494 --> 00:38:21,099
{\an7}ARE SOME FORM OF F-18.
633
00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:22,333
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
RUNNING THE NAVY EFFECTIVELY
634
00:38:22,367 --> 00:38:23,468
{\an7}IS ALL ABOUT LOGISTICS.
635
00:38:23,501 --> 00:38:25,436
{\an7}WE HAVE TO GET ALL OF OUR STUFF
TO A SHIP
636
00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:27,572
{\an7}THAT IS OUT IN THE MIDDLE
\hOF THE OCEAN SOMEWHERE.
637
00:38:32,977 --> 00:38:36,113
{\an7}\h\h\hHAVING AN AIR WING THAT IS
COMPOSED OF ONE SORT OF AIRPLANE
638
00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:39,884
{\an7}MAKES THAT A LOT EASIER.
639
00:38:39,918 --> 00:38:43,221
{\an7}♪
640
00:38:43,254 --> 00:38:48,626
{\an7}Narrator: BY 2008, THE NAVY HAS
OVER 350 NEW SUPER HORNETS...
641
00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:55,466
{\an7}AND STARTS PHASING OUT
THE VENERABLE HORNET.
642
00:38:58,403 --> 00:39:00,872
{\an7}BUT IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR,
643
00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:05,676
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE 25-YEAR-OLD AIRCRAFT
STILL RESPONDS WHEN DUTY CALLS.
644
00:39:09,714 --> 00:39:11,249
{\an7}2008.
645
00:39:11,282 --> 00:39:15,620
{\an7}\hTHE U.S.S ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CRUISES IN THE ARABIAN GULF.
646
00:39:17,522 --> 00:39:20,959
{\an7}FOR TWO MONTHS, THE CREW
\hOF CARRIER AIR WING 9
647
00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:24,028
{\an7}\h\hHAS BEEN FIGHTING
THE TERRORIST THREAT.
648
00:39:26,464 --> 00:39:28,800
{\an7}\h\hKristen Hansen: OUR CREWS
WERE SPLIT INTO TWO SEGMENTS.
649
00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:32,003
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE STARTED OUT
WITH OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
650
00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:33,804
{\an7}FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF DEPLOYMENT
651
00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:36,207
{\an7}AND THEN TRANSITIONED
\h\h\h\hTO AFGHANISTAN
652
00:39:36,241 --> 00:39:41,279
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO PARTAKE
IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
653
00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:44,615
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF AFGHANISTAN, TALIBAN SOLDIERS
654
00:39:44,649 --> 00:39:49,154
{\an7}MOUNT FREQUENT OFFENSIVES
\hAGAINST AMERICAN FORCES.
655
00:39:49,187 --> 00:39:53,024
{\an7}[GUNFIRE]
656
00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:57,562
{\an7}IN JULY, THE U.S. LOSES
\h\hITS 500th SOLDIER...
657
00:39:57,595 --> 00:40:02,100
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMAKING OPERATIONS HERE
EVEN MORE DEADLY THAN IN IRAQ.
658
00:40:08,973 --> 00:40:10,741
{\an7}TO KEEP GROUND TROOPS SAFE,
659
00:40:10,775 --> 00:40:15,546
{\an7}THE NAVY ASKS ITS F-18 HORNETS
\hTO BE A CONSTANT PRESENCE...
660
00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:20,051
{\an7}[ROARING]
661
00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:25,590
{\an7}AND PROVIDE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
\h\h\hIF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
662
00:40:25,623 --> 00:40:28,126
{\an7}Hansen: A LOT OF THE TASKS
\h\h\hWERE TIME-SENSITIVE.
663
00:40:28,159 --> 00:40:30,161
{\an7}SO, SOMEBODY WAS GETTING SHOT AT
664
00:40:30,194 --> 00:40:33,798
{\an7}OR TROOPS ON THE GROUND REALLY
\hNEEDED OUR HELP IMMEDIATELY.
665
00:40:38,703 --> 00:40:40,705
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: TODAY,
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HANSEN
666
00:40:40,738 --> 00:40:42,974
{\an7}IS PART OF A TWO-FIGHTER TEAM...
667
00:40:43,007 --> 00:40:46,377
{\an7}FLYING WITH A SENIOR PILOT,
\h\h\hWHO LEADS THE MISSION.
668
00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:55,320
{\an7}THE F-18s TAKE OFF
\h\hFROM THE SHIP
669
00:40:55,353 --> 00:40:58,389
{\an7}ANTICIPATING AN ORDINARY DAY.
670
00:41:00,224 --> 00:41:02,293
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHansen:
WE JUST HAD GENERAL TASKING,
671
00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:06,631
{\an7}\h\h\hWHICH INVOLVED TALKING
TO U.S. TROOPS ON THE GROUND
672
00:41:06,664 --> 00:41:10,168
{\an7}AND JUST HELP THEM OUT
EITHER CLEARING ROUTES
673
00:41:10,201 --> 00:41:14,205
{\an7}OR LOOKING AT PARTICULAR SITES
\hTHAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN
674
00:41:14,238 --> 00:41:17,641
{\an7}TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE
\h\hNO ENEMY HANGING OUT IN.
675
00:41:19,944 --> 00:41:21,479
{\an7}Narrator: HANSEN AND HER WINGMAN
676
00:41:21,512 --> 00:41:25,416
{\an7}SCAN THE GROUND PATIENTLY
\h\hFOR SIX LONG HOURS...
677
00:41:25,450 --> 00:41:27,886
{\an7}\h\hAND SEE NOTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
678
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:31,890
{\an7}FINALLY, THEY’RE READY
\h\h\h\h\hTO GO HOME.
679
00:41:31,923 --> 00:41:33,591
{\an7}Hansen: THE DAY HAD BEEN
\h\h\h\hRELATIVELY SLOW.
680
00:41:33,624 --> 00:41:36,093
{\an7}WE HAD TALKED TO A COUPLE
\h\hOF GUYS ON THE GROUND,
681
00:41:36,127 --> 00:41:39,897
{\an7}CHECKING OUT DIFFERENT THINGS
\h\h\hTHEY WANTED US TO COVER.
682
00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:41,299
{\an7}AND THEN WE GOT THE WORD
683
00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:46,204
{\an7}THAT SOMEBODY NEEDED
OUR PARTICULAR HELP.
684
00:41:46,237 --> 00:41:49,640
{\an7}\h\h\hYOU CAN GO DAYS AND MONTHS
BEING ON JUST SIX-HOUR MISSIONS
685
00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:51,376
{\an7}WITH NOTHING GOING ON.
686
00:41:51,409 --> 00:41:54,379
{\an7}AND THEN, OUT OF NOWHERE
\h\hSOMEBODY CALLS YOU,
687
00:41:54,412 --> 00:41:56,648
{\an7}AND LIKE, HEY, SOMEBODY
\hNEEDS HELP RIGHT NOW.
688
00:41:56,681 --> 00:41:59,918
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSO YOU GO THROUGH
THIS REALLY WEIRD TRANSITION
689
00:41:59,951 --> 00:42:02,253
{\an7}\hFROM HEY, I’M JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE
690
00:42:02,286 --> 00:42:06,123
{\an7}THAT I’M BEING METICULOUS
AND LOOKING AT MY SENSORS
691
00:42:06,157 --> 00:42:08,926
{\an7}AND MAKING SURE THAT I’M TRYING
TO FIND ANYTHING
692
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,963
{\an7}THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HARM
\h\h\h\h\h\hFRIENDLY FORCES
693
00:42:11,996 --> 00:42:14,098
{\an7}TO HEY, SOMEBODY’S ACTUALLY
\h\h\h\hIN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW
694
00:42:14,132 --> 00:42:15,800
{\an7}AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP.
695
00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:17,601
{\an7}[TROOPS TALKING]
696
00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:19,971
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE CALL COMES
FROM A SQUAD OF GROUND TROOPS
697
00:42:20,004 --> 00:42:23,074
{\an7}SOUTH OF KABUL.
698
00:42:23,107 --> 00:42:25,142
{\an7}THEY’VE BEEN TAKING FIRE
\h\h\h\hFROM THE TALIBAN
699
00:42:25,176 --> 00:42:27,779
{\an7}SINCE EARLY THAT MORNING.
700
00:42:27,812 --> 00:42:29,213
{\an7}Hansen: THE GUYS ON THE GROUND
701
00:42:29,247 --> 00:42:31,649
{\an7}\h\h\hHAD TRACKED DOWN WHERE
THE FIRING POSITION WAS AT.
702
00:42:31,682 --> 00:42:33,517
{\an7}\h\hSO, THEY WANTED
TO DESTROY THE SITE
703
00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:38,256
{\an7}SO IT COULDN’T BE USED LATER ON.
704
00:42:38,289 --> 00:42:41,959
{\an7}Narrator: HANSEN AND HER WINGMAN
ARE EAGER TO ASSIST.
705
00:42:41,993 --> 00:42:44,128
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT SPOTTING
THE TALIBAN MORTAR SITE
706
00:42:44,162 --> 00:42:46,431
{\an7}FROM 50,000 FEET ABOVE
707
00:42:46,464 --> 00:42:49,934
{\an7}IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
708
00:42:49,967 --> 00:42:52,536
{\an7}Hansen: CONFIRMING THAT YOU ARE
ON THE SAME TARGET
709
00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:57,275
{\an7}\hAS WHAT YOUR AIR CONTROLLER
IS LOOKING AT FROM THE GROUND
710
00:42:57,308 --> 00:43:01,179
{\an7}IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
\h\hDIFFICULT THINGS TO DO.
711
00:43:01,212 --> 00:43:03,448
{\an7}YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS
FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
712
00:43:03,481 --> 00:43:07,018
{\an7}SO, THE GUYS ON THE GROUND
\h\h\hCAN LOOK UP AND SAY,
713
00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:09,353
{\an7}"HEY, I SEE ONE MOUNTAIN.
\h\hIT’S ON THE MOUNTAIN."
714
00:43:09,387 --> 00:43:11,923
{\an7}\hAND THE GUYS AIRBORNE
ARE LOOKING BACK AT HIM
715
00:43:11,956 --> 00:43:14,258
{\an7}AND SAYING, "THAT’S COOL.
\h\h\hI SEE TEN MOUNTAINS.
716
00:43:14,292 --> 00:43:18,029
{\an7}WHICH ONE ARE YOU
\hTALKING ABOUT?"
717
00:43:18,062 --> 00:43:19,764
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNOT ONLY DO YOU
HAVE TO FIND THE TARGET,
718
00:43:19,797 --> 00:43:21,832
{\an7}BUT YOU HAVE TO BE 100% SURE
719
00:43:21,866 --> 00:43:25,370
{\an7}THAT YOUR WEAPONS ARE GOING
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THAT TARGET,
720
00:43:25,403 --> 00:43:28,139
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBECAUSE THERE COULD BE
FRIENDLY FORCES AROUND THERE,
721
00:43:28,172 --> 00:43:32,410
{\an7}EITHER OUR TROOPS OR AFGHANISTAN
CIVILIANS THAT ARE AROUND.
722
00:43:32,443 --> 00:43:37,081
{\an7}[ROARING]
723
00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:38,984
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE F-18s AND THE GROUND TROOPS
724
00:43:39,016 --> 00:43:41,619
{\an7}DON’T HAVE LONG TO SYNC UP.
725
00:43:41,652 --> 00:43:46,023
{\an7}TALIBAN SOLDIERS COULD RETURN
\h\hTO THE SITE AT ANY MOMENT.
726
00:43:47,558 --> 00:43:49,894
{\an7}Soldier: COMING FROM...
\h\hMOVING NORTH ON ABE.
727
00:43:49,927 --> 00:43:52,730
{\an7}Narrator: GROUND TROOPS QUICKLY
RELAY THE COORDINATES...
728
00:43:52,763 --> 00:43:55,799
{\an7}HOPING TO RUSH THE STRIKE.
729
00:43:55,833 --> 00:43:58,469
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBUT WHEN SHE TRIES
TO PUNCH IN THE LOCATION...
730
00:43:58,503 --> 00:44:03,708
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHANSEN DISCOVERS
THAT SHE HAS A PROBLEM.
731
00:44:03,741 --> 00:44:05,042
{\an7}Hansen: I LOOKED DOWN
\h\h\h\h\hTO MY SENSOR
732
00:44:05,076 --> 00:44:08,279
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND REALIZED THAT MY
TARGETING POD WASN’T WORKING.
733
00:44:08,312 --> 00:44:10,047
{\an7}IT’S DOING WHAT WE CALL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTUMBLING.
734
00:44:10,081 --> 00:44:14,552
{\an7}\h\h\hIT WON’T LOCK ON TO WHAT I
ACTUALLY NEED IT TO LOCK ON TO.
735
00:44:16,621 --> 00:44:18,256
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
GROUND TROOPS ARE DESPERATE
736
00:44:18,289 --> 00:44:19,857
{\an7}TO TAKE OUT THE MORTAR SITE
737
00:44:19,891 --> 00:44:23,661
{\an7}BEFORE THE TALIBAN RETURNS
\h\h\hFOR ANOTHER ATTACK.
738
00:44:23,694 --> 00:44:28,499
{\an7}IT WILL TAKE BOMBS FROM BOTH
\hF-18s TO DESTROY THE SITE.
739
00:44:28,533 --> 00:44:33,304
{\an7}HER WINGMAN CAN DO HIS PART,
BUT HANSEN IS ALL TOO AWARE
740
00:44:33,337 --> 00:44:36,106
{\an7}THAT SHE’S LACKING
THE TOOLS TO HELP.
741
00:44:36,140 --> 00:44:38,476
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHansen:
THAT’S A BIG DEAL FOR ME.
742
00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:41,412
{\an7}PEOPLE’S LIVES ARE DEPENDING
\h\h\h\hON YOU GETTING THERE
743
00:44:41,445 --> 00:44:42,880
{\an7}AND GETTING IT RIGHT.
744
00:44:42,914 --> 00:44:50,922
{\an7}♪
745
00:44:50,955 --> 00:44:54,225
{\an7}Narrator: 2008. AFGHANISTAN.
746
00:44:54,258 --> 00:44:56,460
{\an7}\hU.S. TROOPS NEED
CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
747
00:44:56,494 --> 00:45:00,798
{\an7}TO DESTROY A TALIBAN OUTPOST.
748
00:45:00,831 --> 00:45:05,436
{\an7}50,000 FEET ABOVE, LIEUTENANT
\h\h\hCOMMANDER KRISTEN HANSEN
749
00:45:05,469 --> 00:45:11,141
{\an7}DISCOVERS THAT THE TARGETING POD
ON HER F-18 IS NOT WORKING.
750
00:45:11,175 --> 00:45:12,743
{\an7}Hansen: I DEFINITELY GET
\h\hA LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
751
00:45:12,777 --> 00:45:14,045
{\an7}RIGHT OFF THE BAT
752
00:45:14,078 --> 00:45:15,980
{\an7}BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO GIVE
\h\h\h\hTHESE GUYS A WEAPON
753
00:45:16,013 --> 00:45:22,019
{\an7}AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND NOW
\hI’M NOT ABLE TO HELP OUT.
754
00:45:24,889 --> 00:45:28,393
{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: THE POD CONTROLS
HANSEN’S LASER-GUIDED WEAPONS--
755
00:45:28,426 --> 00:45:33,231
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE FIRST CHOICE
FOR A PRECISION STRIKE.
756
00:45:33,264 --> 00:45:37,969
{\an7}\hHER SECONDARY WEAPON
IS A GPS-GUIDED BOMB.
757
00:45:38,002 --> 00:45:42,039
{\an7}\h\hTO USE IT, SHE MUST RELY ON
COORDINATES FROM HER WINGMAN...
758
00:45:42,073 --> 00:45:44,509
{\an7}AND HOPE THAT THEY’RE RIGHT.
759
00:45:44,542 --> 00:45:48,579
{\an7}Hansen: MY FLIGHT LEAD WAS ABLE
TO GET HIS SYSTEMS ON THE TARGET
760
00:45:48,613 --> 00:45:50,648
{\an7}AND WAS ABLE TO I.D.
\h\hTHE MORTAR SITE
761
00:45:50,681 --> 00:45:53,851
{\an7}THAT OUR FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER
WAS TALKING ABOUT,
762
00:45:53,884 --> 00:45:56,954
{\an7}AND HE WAS ABLE TO RELAY
\h\h\hTHOSE COORDINATES
763
00:45:56,988 --> 00:45:59,457
{\an7}TO ME IN MY AIRCRAFT.
764
00:46:02,927 --> 00:46:04,395
{\an7}Narrator: HANSEN AND HER WINGMAN
765
00:46:04,428 --> 00:46:07,631
{\an7}GO OVER THE COORDINATES
\h\h\h\h\hONE MORE TIME.
766
00:46:07,665 --> 00:46:10,134
{\an7}WITHOUT THE TARGETING POD
\h\h\h\h\hTO VERIFY THEM,
767
00:46:10,167 --> 00:46:15,139
{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S EVEN MORE CRUCIAL
THAT THEY’RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
768
00:46:15,172 --> 00:46:16,740
{\an7}Hansen: ONCE WE WERE SURE
\h\h\hTHAT WE WERE LOOKING
769
00:46:16,774 --> 00:46:18,309
{\an7}AT THE CORRECT MORTAR SITE
770
00:46:18,342 --> 00:46:20,845
{\an7}AND EVERYBODY THAT COULD
\hPOTENTIALLY BE HARMED
771
00:46:20,878 --> 00:46:25,149
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hBY THE WEAPON
WAS WELL OUT OF THE WAY,
772
00:46:25,182 --> 00:46:28,519
{\an7}\h\h\hMY FLIGHT LEAD PASSED ON
RELEASE RESPONSIBILITIES TO ME
773
00:46:28,552 --> 00:46:30,921
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ALLOWED ME
TO ACTUALLY DROP THE BOMB.
774
00:46:30,955 --> 00:46:38,329
{\an7}♪
775
00:46:38,362 --> 00:46:40,464
{\an7}Narrator: 30 SECONDS LATER...
776
00:46:40,498 --> 00:46:42,266
{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
777
00:46:42,300 --> 00:46:45,670
{\an7}HANSEN’S BOMBS HIT THEIR TARGET:
778
00:46:45,703 --> 00:46:48,306
{\an7}NO MORE TALIBAN OUTPOST.
779
00:46:48,339 --> 00:46:54,478
{\an7}♪
780
00:46:54,512 --> 00:46:58,182
{\an7}AN HOUR LATER, HANSEN
\h\hAND THE OTHER F-18
781
00:46:58,215 --> 00:47:00,350
{\an7}RETURN TO THE SHIP.
782
00:47:00,384 --> 00:47:01,919
{\an7}Hansen: I REMEMBER GOING BACK
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT AFTERNOON
783
00:47:01,952 --> 00:47:04,121
{\an7}BEING PRETTY EXCITED
AS A JUNIOR OFFICER,
784
00:47:04,155 --> 00:47:05,390
{\an7}SAYING THIS JOB’S PRETTY COOL.
785
00:47:05,423 --> 00:47:07,358
{\an7}\h\h\h\hWE WERE ABLE TO HELP
THE GUYS OUT ON THE GROUND,
786
00:47:07,391 --> 00:47:11,295
{\an7}\h\hAND THAT’S ALWAYS
A WICKED GOOD FEELING.
787
00:47:11,329 --> 00:47:14,499
{\an7}Narrator: BUT SUCCESS
\hDOESN’T STAY STATIC.
788
00:47:14,532 --> 00:47:18,669
{\an7}\h\hTHE AIR WING MUST EVOLVE
IF IT’S TO FACE NEW THREATS.
789
00:47:23,341 --> 00:47:30,081
{\an7}\hIN 2013, NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S
X-47B UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
790
00:47:30,114 --> 00:47:33,551
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBECOMES THE NAVY’S
FIRST DRONE FIGHTER JET...
791
00:47:33,584 --> 00:47:37,221
{\an7}MAKING 37 CARRIER LAUNCHES
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND LANDINGS.
792
00:47:40,691 --> 00:47:44,962
{\an7}IN 2017, THE NAVY ANNOUNCES
\h\h\h\hPLANS TO COMMISSION
793
00:47:44,995 --> 00:47:47,898
{\an7}\h\hAN UPDATED VERSION
THAT DOESN’T FIGHT...
794
00:47:47,932 --> 00:47:51,002
{\an7}BUT MERELY REFUELS NAVY JETS.
795
00:47:51,035 --> 00:47:54,539
{\an7}♪
796
00:47:54,572 --> 00:47:59,177
{\an7}\h\hALSO ON THE HORIZON:
80 MORE SUPER HORNETS...
797
00:48:01,979 --> 00:48:07,985
{\an7}\h\h\hAND THE $121 MILLION
STRIKE FIGHTER: THE F-35.
798
00:48:13,324 --> 00:48:15,893
{\an7}\hJerome Teer: THIS IS
THE F-35C LIGHTNING II
799
00:48:15,926 --> 00:48:18,429
{\an7}MULTI-ROLE SUPERSONIC,
\h\h\h\h\hSINGLE SEAT,
800
00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:20,097
{\an7}FIFTH GENERATION AIRCRAFT,
801
00:48:20,131 --> 00:48:22,567
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hALSO KNOWN AS
THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER.
802
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:23,668
{\an7}\hIT WAS DESIGNED
FROM THE GROUND UP
803
00:48:23,701 --> 00:48:26,204
{\an7}TO BE THE FIRST CARRIER
\h\h\hSTEALTH AIRCRAFT.
804
00:48:29,340 --> 00:48:31,943
{\an7}Narrator: A SUPER SLEEK DESIGN
805
00:48:31,976 --> 00:48:36,848
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SHELL OF
RADAR-ABSORBING MATERIAL
806
00:48:36,881 --> 00:48:41,652
{\an7}\h\h\h\hLETS THE F-35
SNEAK UP ON ENEMIES...
807
00:48:41,685 --> 00:48:46,423
{\an7}\h\hAND SURPRISE THEM WITH
18,000 POUNDS OF ORDNANCE.
808
00:48:46,457 --> 00:48:48,159
{\an7}\hTeer: THE F-35’S
STEALTH CAPABILITY
809
00:48:48,192 --> 00:48:49,760
{\an7}ALLOW IT TO PENETRATE AREAS
810
00:48:49,794 --> 00:48:51,529
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT OTHER
FOURTH GENERATION FIGHTERS
811
00:48:51,562 --> 00:48:54,965
{\an7}ARE UNABLE TO PENETRATE.
812
00:48:54,999 --> 00:48:56,801
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THIS FUTURISTIC BAD BOY
813
00:48:56,834 --> 00:49:01,839
{\an7}BOASTS NUMEROUS SUPERLATIVES,
\h\h\hINCLUDING ITS PRICE TAG.
814
00:49:01,872 --> 00:49:06,610
{\an7}THE F-35C IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE
MILITARY WEAPONS SYSTEM
815
00:49:06,644 --> 00:49:10,615
{\an7}IN HISTORY.
816
00:49:10,648 --> 00:49:17,021
{\an7}NAVY BRASS EXPECT THE F-35 WILL
MAKE ITS COMBAT DEBUT IN 2019.
817
00:49:17,054 --> 00:49:19,390
{\an7}WHEN IT DOES, THEY HAVE NO DOUBT
818
00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:22,726
{\an7}IT WILL CHANGE THE GAME
OF THE CARRIER AIR WING.
819
00:49:24,528 --> 00:49:28,432
{\an7}JUST DON’T ASK FOR SPECIFICS.
820
00:49:28,466 --> 00:49:32,103
{\an7}MOST DATES AND DETAILS
\h\hREMAIN CLASSIFIED.
821
00:49:32,136 --> 00:49:33,804
{\an7}\hTeer: THE F-35 HAS
UNIQUE CAPABILITIES
822
00:49:33,838 --> 00:49:35,073
{\an7}THAT WE LIKE TO PROTECT.
823
00:49:35,105 --> 00:49:40,877
{\an7}[ROARING]
824
00:49:48,686 --> 00:49:53,090
{\an7}Narrator: PRESENCE, INFLUENCE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND OPTIONS:
825
00:49:53,123 --> 00:49:56,259
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE CARRIER AIR WING
IS THE ULTIMATE PROJECTION
826
00:49:56,293 --> 00:49:58,929
{\an7}OF U.S. MILITARY MIGHT.
827
00:49:58,963 --> 00:50:00,631
{\an7}Fox: WHETHER YOU’RE
\h\h\hIN THE RED SEA
828
00:50:00,664 --> 00:50:02,332
{\an7}\hOR WHETHER YOU’RE
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
829
00:50:02,366 --> 00:50:04,201
{\an7}OR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN,
830
00:50:04,235 --> 00:50:07,538
{\an7}THE AIR WING FLIES AND THRIVES.
831
00:50:07,571 --> 00:50:09,373
{\an7}\hTHAT’S WHAT MAKES
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
832
00:50:09,406 --> 00:50:12,409
{\an7}\h\hSUCH A FLEXIBLE
AND RESPONSIVE TOOL
833
00:50:12,443 --> 00:50:14,512
{\an7}IN THE NATION’S TOOLBOX.
834
00:50:18,282 --> 00:50:21,118
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE AIR WING
AND ITS F-18 STRIKE FORCE
835
00:50:21,151 --> 00:50:23,453
{\an7}ARE WHAT GIVE AMERICA
\h\h\h\hSTAYING POWER
836
00:50:23,487 --> 00:50:26,457
{\an7}IN ITS MOST CHALLENGING BATTLES.
837
00:50:26,490 --> 00:50:29,760
{\an7}[ROARING]
838
00:50:29,793 --> 00:50:32,462
{\an7}Rentfrow: THE NEED TO CONTROL
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE BATTLE SPACE,
839
00:50:32,496 --> 00:50:35,866
{\an7}THE AIRSPACE OVER THE OCEANS
\h\hAND OVER A BODY OF WATER
840
00:50:35,900 --> 00:50:37,902
{\an7}IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER
\h\h\h\hGOING TO GO AWAY.
841
00:50:40,971 --> 00:50:44,708
{\an7}Narrator: LETHAL AND RESPONSIVE,
842
00:50:44,742 --> 00:50:47,411
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE AIR WING
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE,
843
00:50:47,444 --> 00:50:50,314
{\an7}\h\hREMAINING A FORCE
TO BE RECKONED WITH...
844
00:50:50,347 --> 00:50:53,550
{\an7}NOW AND IN YEARS TO COME.
845
00:50:53,584 --> 00:50:56,987
{\an7}♪
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