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1 00:00:12 [sea gulls screeching]
2 00:00:17 [narrator] They have assembled herefrom the four corners of the earth.
3 00:00:23 Fifty-five warships.
4 00:00:25 Among them, the newest and mostsophisticated ever produced.
5 00:00:32 The United States is here,
6 00:00:34 Great Britain, India, Japan,
7 00:00:38 Canada, France,Australia, Germany.
8 00:00:41 Twenty-six nations altogether.
9 00:00:45 Each will introduce the latestnaval technology in their arsenals.
10 00:00:52 [ship horn blaring]
11 00:00:55 Twenty-two thousandmen and women
12 00:00:58 will be testedover the coming month,
13 00:01:01 across a vast expanse of oceancovering thousands of square miles.
14 00:01:11 [speaking, indistinct]
15 00:01:16 [shouts][crowd shouts back in response]
16 00:01:19 Have a great weekend.
17 00:01:22 The command centerand flagship of the operation
18 00:01:24 is the nuclear-poweredsuper carrier,
19 00:01:27 a marvel of modern engineering.
20 00:01:36 The operation is calledRim of the Pacific,
21 00:01:39 the world's largest andmost complex naval exercise.
22 00:01:43 It will be as close to actualwarfare as is peacefully possible.
23 00:01:57 They began to appear nearly 5,000years ago in the Mediterranean Sea.
24 00:02:05 They were the largest and mostglorious moving objects known to mankind.
25 00:02:10 [men shouting in battle]
26 00:02:15 Powered by oars,their tactics were simple.
27 00:02:19 They rammedand sank enemy ships.
28 00:02:21 [man] Aah! [water splashes]
29 00:02:25 [narrator] Soldiers on boardcarried only bows, arrows and spears,
30 00:02:29 yet great battles ensued.
31 00:02:34 Raging for weeks, there wasoften the loss of hundreds of ships
32 00:02:38 and thousands of men.
33 00:02:41 [men continue shoutingin battle] [clattering]
34 00:02:44 For centuries to come, navieswith the best-trained crews,
35 00:02:49 the bravest commanders, and themightiest warships would rule the world.
36 00:03:14 The modern super carrier remainsat sea for months at a time,
37 00:03:19 and is home for over5,000 personnel.
38 00:03:23 A virtual city at sea.
39 00:03:26 All right, Con. Let's go.
40 00:03:28 Let's go 3-6-0.Let's go 15 knots.
41 00:03:31 That'|| get us into thebox on time. Aye, sir.
42 00:03:34 The captain is froman elite group
43 00:03:36 that has over 25 yearsof naval aviation experience.
44 00:03:41 ...territorial waters overthere, right? We gotta--
45 00:03:43 Hey, so, just letthe holes know
46 00:03:46 territorial waters are onlyeight miles to the east.
47 00:03:49 Yup. Thanks.
48 00:03:51 [indistinct chatter over P.A.]
49 00:03:54 Okay.'!-
50 00:03:55 [man]Con, left steer, course 1-7-5.
51 00:03:59 Con, left steer,course 1-7-5, aye.
52 00:04:02 Conning Officer, my rudder is lefttwo degrees, coming into course 1-7-5.
53 00:04:06 [chatter over P.A.]
54 00:04:08 [narrator] Ninety-two fixed-wingaircraft and helicopters
55 00:04:10 are readied for a monthof intense flight ops
56 00:04:13 as demanding as combat itself.
57 00:04:19 Those wearing green shirtsmaintain airframes and engines.
58 00:04:22 Red shirts are responsiblefor ammo and weapons.
59 00:04:26 [woman] Popeye symbolizesthe Navy as a strength.
60 00:04:30 You think of Popeye, and youthink of a really strong, you know,
61 00:04:33 US sailor that you wantto represent yourself as.
62 00:04:36 And I think we all use himas a role model today.
63 00:04:39 Purple shirts, or "grapes,"fuel the aircraft.
64 00:04:46 Aircrew are now manning up for the eventseven, case three launch, case three recovery.
65 00:04:50 The temperature is 68 degrees;the altimeter, 2-9-9-6;
66 00:04:53 and the density altitude,940 feet.
67 00:04:56 [chatter over P.A.]
68 00:04:57 On the FOD walk,crews are looking for anything
69 00:05:01 that might get sucked into anengine as the aircraft take off.
70 00:05:07 Pilots have been killed byalmost invisible nuts and bolts.
71 00:05:12 [chattering]
72 00:05:19 Nuclear-powered carriershave almost unlimited range,
73 00:05:23 like sailing ships of the past.
74 00:05:27 Two centuries ago, sail-poweredgalleons with a hundred guns
75 00:05:32 emerged on the high seas tofight at battles like Trafalgar.
76 00:05:37 The French and Spanishwere the superior force.
77 00:05:41 Led by Napoleon, they werethought to be invincible.
78 00:05:45 But the British commanderHoratio Nelson
79 00:05:48 had innovative tacticsand was more aggressive.
80 00:05:52 Cannonballs fired at closerange inflicted a terrible carnage.
81 00:05:57 Nearly 8,000 sailorswere killed on both sides.
82 00:06:02 The French and Spanishlost 22 ships.
83 00:06:05 The British lost none.
84 00:06:08 Nelson, though he was killed,
85 00:06:11 became a legend, alongwith his flagship Victory.
86 00:06:15 From the triumphat Trafalgar
87 00:06:18 grew a worldwideBritish Empire
88 00:06:21 that would lastanother century.
89 00:06:30 Control of the high seasrequires a mastery
90 00:06:33 of the most advancedpossible technology.
91 00:06:38 Deep in the heartof the ship
92 00:06:40 sit two uranium-powerednuclear reactors.
93 00:06:44 Essentially miniature suns,
94 00:06:47 these radioactive furnacesboil water
95 00:06:50 to create high-pressure steamthat spins giant turbines.
96 00:06:57 The carrier's eightelectric generators
97 00:07:00 could easily powera city of 100,000 people.
98 00:07:06 Using massivereduction gearboxes,
99 00:07:09 the turbines also turnfour mammoth propeller shafts
100 00:07:13 that drive the shipat around 35 knots.
101 00:07:19 Its top speedremains highly classified.
102 00:07:27 With regular maintenance,they can run continuously
103 00:07:31 without refuelingfor 20 years.
104 00:07:34 [officer shouting][crew responding with shout]
105 00:07:42 [call and responseshouting continues]
106 00:07:52 Teamwork, collaboration,camaraderie,
107 00:07:56 staying mentallyand physically fit,
108 00:07:59 are all critical among the crewof a smooth-running ship.
109 00:08:06 Every oneof the 5,212 personnel
110 00:08:09 is integral in the successof the operation.
111 00:08:12 ...do a nice, easy turn.Don't thrust or pull.
112 00:08:15 No tiny detailis left to chance.
113 00:08:18 Does that make sense?
114 00:08:19 Absolutely.Okay, cool.
115 00:08:20 [alarm blaring]
116 00:08:22 [chatter over P.A.]
117 00:08:29 Roger that.
118 00:08:32 Deck Patrol, 2-11 needsto be spotted off cat one.
119 00:08:37 Blue shirts position and securethe aircraft on the deck,
120 00:08:41 making sure they are presentedfor launch in the right order.
121 00:08:44 [chattering]
122 00:08:48 [engines whirring loudly]
123 00:08:49 [chatter over P.A.]
124 00:08:52 Training has been continuous
125 00:08:54 since the very first carrierswere launched
126 00:08:56 more than a century ago.
127 00:09:01 The battle group commander
128 00:09:04 is responsiblefor the coordination
129 00:09:06 of all 26 nationsduring the exercise.
130 00:09:09 Yeah, that's true. I mean,we had ships from Italy...
131 00:09:12 Patience, communication,and diplomacy
132 00:09:15 were not the hallmarksof legendary admirals,
133 00:09:18 but in an increasingly complexand lethal world, they are critical.
134 00:09:23 People want to participate,and they want to help,
135 00:09:26 and give their naviesa chance to shine.
136 00:09:37 [man] Came around on track, sir. Previouslyreported contacts now on our port bow drawing left.
137 00:09:40 Recommend maintain, sir.No. I think what I want to do
138 00:09:43 is come a little bit moreto starboard, and, uh--
139 00:09:45 It's starting to merge through the fog. Let'sget through this. Come up at speed 20 knots.
140 00:09:48 The Japanese on the starboard, andthen the Canadians are coming up--
141 00:09:51 They're just behindus, right? Uh, yes, sir.
142 00:09:54 The carrier, as the flagship,
143 00:09:56 is responsible for getting 55vessels from all over the world
144 00:10:00 organized and sailing togetherin reasonable order.
145 00:10:04 [chattering over radioin foreign language]
146 00:10:11 [man]...delta, bravo...
147 00:10:14 [chatteringin foreign language]
148 00:10:22 [chattering in English]
149 00:10:28 [chattering continues]
150 00:10:37 [man]Seven hours per day.
151 00:10:39 [laughs]It's a big beacon.
152 00:10:41 It's, uh, distance--2,500 kilometers from...
153 00:10:47 [radio chatter continues]
154 00:10:53 [helicopters approaching]
155 00:10:56 [radio chatter continues]
156 00:11:05 [narrator] This kind ofinternational cooperation
157 00:11:07 was inconceivableeven a hundred years ago.
158 00:11:14 By the beginningof the 20th century,
159 00:11:16 the giant guns of dreadnoughts,or battleships,
160 00:11:20 would dwarfthe cannons of Trafalgar.
161 00:11:25 As the First World War began,
162 00:11:27 Britain had a significant edgeover Germany
163 00:11:30 in both ships and guns,
164 00:11:32 and did not expectto be challenged.
165 00:11:37 But in June of 1916,
166 00:11:40 250 British and German ships
167 00:11:43 engaged off the coastof Jutland in the North Sea.
168 00:11:47 [cannons blasting,explosions]
169 00:11:52 It would come to be known as thegreatest battleship duel of all time.
170 00:11:59 Fourteen British and elevenGerman ships were sunk.
171 00:12:06 8,500 young men were killed.
172 00:12:09 [explosion]
173 00:12:14 [alarm blaring][creaking]
174 00:12:20 [men shouting]
175 00:12:23 The age of the battleshiphad come to an end
176 00:12:25 in less than two hoursof fighting.
177 00:12:28 [ship horn blaring]
178 00:12:32 Modern defense systems areevolving at an accelerating pace,
179 00:12:36 questioning the wisdomof expensive new procurement,
180 00:12:40 challenging the status quo.
181 00:12:54 [radio chatter]
182 00:13:02 The goal of RIMPAC is,in part,
183 00:13:05 to test and integrate advancesin weapons technology.
184 00:13:13 [chattering]
185 00:13:15 It gives crews a chanceto perfect their skills
186 00:13:18 under battle-like conditions.
187 00:13:21 The operation of an aircraftcarrier is, in itself,
188 00:13:25 nearly as dangerousas actual combat,
189 00:13:28 and everyone on boardis well aware of that.
190 00:13:32 [man on radio] Easywith it now. Easy with it.
191 00:13:34 Easy with it.Easy with it.
192 00:13:39 [narrator] Modern fighteraircraft, like the F-18 Super Hornet,
193 00:13:43 can lock onand intercept enemy aircraft
194 00:13:45 long before visual contact,
195 00:13:48 yet they stillcarry machine guns
196 00:13:50 that look like they mightbelong on a World War I biplane.
197 00:13:55 Even in an ageof advanced missiles,
198 00:13:59 pilots must still preparefor the unlikely prospect
199 00:14:02 of an old-fashioned dogfight.
200 00:14:10 Launching a 37,000-poundF-18 Super Hornet
201 00:14:14 off a carrier may look simple,
202 00:14:17 but bad weather, enemy fire,and accidents
203 00:14:20 all contributeto very real danger.
204 00:14:24 After a centuryof trial and error,
205 00:14:27 one launch systemhas proved robust and reliable.
206 00:14:33 Below deck are tanksof high-pressure steam
207 00:14:35 from thenuclear-powered boilers.
208 00:14:41 They provide explosiveexpansion power to pistons
209 00:14:44 sitting in 300-foot-long tubes.
210 00:14:50 Like shells waitingin the barrel of a gun.
211 00:14:59 Once released,the power of the piston
212 00:15:02 can launch an aircraftwith the force of four g's,
213 00:15:05 catapulting the planefrom zero to 160 miles an hour
214 00:15:10 in just three seconds.
215 00:15:15 [chatter over P.A.]
216 00:15:20 [radio chatter]
217 00:15:30 [chatter over P.A.]
218 00:15:36 Every role on board is critical
219 00:15:38 to the exquisite balletof launch and recovery.
220 00:15:42 [thudding]
221 00:15:56 [chatter over P.A.]
222 00:16:01 [radio chatter]
223 00:16:06 [chatter over P.A.]
224 00:16:24 [radio chatter]
225 00:16:37 [radio chatter]
226 00:16:39 Heads up!
227 00:16:46 [radio chatter]
228 00:16:51 [narrator] As exciting as thesteam-powered catapult launch
229 00:16:54 is for the fighter pilot,
230 00:16:56 a safe landing is even better.
231 00:17:10 An aircraft's tail hook mustsnag one of four arresting cables.
232 00:17:16 This braided wire weaves900 feet through the carrier
233 00:17:20 down to an arrestor engine.
234 00:17:26 As the momentum of the planepulls on the cable,
235 00:17:29 a huge piston forceshydraulic fluid in one tank
236 00:17:33 against air in another,
237 00:17:35 compressing the air up to400 pounds per square inch...
238 00:17:41 stopping the aircraft and pilotin just two seconds.
239 00:17:50 The comforting embraceof the arresting cable
240 00:17:53 is regarded as among the mosteuphoric experiences in all of aviation.
241 00:17:59 Japanese on the starboard, Normandyinfront. That looks pretty good.
242 00:18:04 All right.And the submarines.
243 00:18:06 Who can find the submarines?[radio chatter]
244 00:18:09 Always--It's always the submarines.
245 00:18:13 The great strength of thesubmarine is its stealth.
246 00:18:17 Annoying to its friends,lethal to its enemies.
247 00:18:20 We still need one moresubmarine to find.
248 00:18:22 Yes, sir. I'm still waiting onthe T.A. to call back. All right...
249 00:18:26 Also at RIMPAC is the newVirginia class submarine.
250 00:18:32 It is 377 feet long
251 00:18:35 and 34 feet wide.
252 00:18:38 Speed can exceed 25 knots
253 00:18:41 and potentially over 30.
254 00:18:45 Onboard, crew number 120
255 00:18:48 enlisted men and womenand 14 officers.
256 00:18:51 Range 4-1-0 yards.[man] Very well.
257 00:18:54 [indistinct]
258 00:18:55 The nuclear propulsion system
259 00:18:57 produces 40,000 horsepower.
260 00:19:01 [man] Safety sweep.A modern nuclear sub
261 00:19:04 could stay underwateralmost indefinitely,
262 00:19:07 like an aircraft carrierlimited only by
263 00:19:10 its on board supply of food.
264 00:19:14 It makes its own fresh waterfor drinking and showers.
265 00:19:18 I understand what you're saying, but wecannot risk attacking a neutral country.
266 00:19:23 They are capable of launchingMark 48 torpedoes,
267 00:19:28 tactical Tomahawks,Harpoon missiles,
268 00:19:31 and the new,advanced mobile mine.
269 00:19:33 ...when they racetrackback around.
270 00:19:39 More thana thousand feet of water
271 00:19:41 provides a stealthy layerof protection for the submarine
272 00:19:45 as it defends the carrierand other surface ships above.
273 00:19:53 Like great weapons of the past,
274 00:19:55 navies simply cannot afford tolose battles fought in earnest.
275 00:20:05 Despite the horrendous losses sufferedby the Germans and British at Jutland,
276 00:20:10 battleships reappearedin the Second World War...
277 00:20:14 [cannon blasts]
278 00:20:15 Much biggerand far more lethal.
279 00:20:18 [crowd cheering] Enchanted withthe powerful symbolism of big guns,
280 00:20:23 Adolf Hitler invested heavilyin battleships,
281 00:20:26 including theTirpitzand Bismarck.
282 00:20:28 [Adolf Hitler speaking German]
283 00:20:34 [crowd cheering]
284 00:20:37 [narrator] The German shipswere superbly built and manned.
285 00:20:41 They were thought to beinvincible like the Nazis themselves.
286 00:20:45 ' [people singing in German]
287 00:20:56 [aircraft overhead]
288 00:20:59 [bombs whistling in air,exploding]
289 00:21:03 [radio announcer] The cruiserNorfolk sighted the Bismarck
290 00:21:06 before her battlewith the Hood.
291 00:21:07 Followed the German shiplike a bloodhound.
292 00:21:10 [narrator] The Bismarck’s rudderwas damaged by light aircraft.
293 00:21:14 The crippled shipwas then pounded
294 00:21:16 by 2,800 shellsfrom British warships,
295 00:21:20 before being scuttledby the German crew.
296 00:21:25 2,100 German sailors died.
297 00:21:33 As the age of the battleshipwas coming to a close,
298 00:21:37 that of the aircraft carrierwas just beginning.
299 00:21:52 Each RIMPAC featuresemerging advanced technology,
300 00:21:57 like the F-35, afifth-generation strike fighter.
301 00:22:03 Since World War ll,
302 00:22:05 increasingly powerful radarhas been used
303 00:22:08 to detectinbound enemy aircraft.
304 00:22:11 With growing sophistication,
305 00:22:13 modern radar has been usedto lock on to enemy planes
306 00:22:17 and shoot them downwith guided missiles
307 00:22:19 fired over the horizonbeyond visual range.
308 00:22:23 [man] All right. Holdon. Let me check the roll.
309 00:22:26 Much of the new fighter'sadvancements focus
310 00:22:29 on hiding from radar witha technology called stealth.
311 00:22:34 The F-35 has multiple layersof skin coating
312 00:22:38 that absorb radar waves,
313 00:22:40 preventing them from bouncingback to enemy radar screens.
314 00:22:44 [radio chatter]
315 00:22:47 Engine intake and exhaustsare specially designed
316 00:22:50 to deflect and maskthe jet's thermal signature,
317 00:22:53 avoiding detectionfrom heat-seeking missiles.
318 00:22:59 It can carry more than 15,000pounds of weapons externally,
319 00:23:04 or more than 5,000 poundsinternally,
320 00:23:07 dramatically improvingthe F35's stealth profile.
321 00:23:11 [launch chatter]
322 00:23:16 The US Marine variant,the F-35B,
323 00:23:19 has more than40,000 pounds of thrust,
324 00:23:23 giving pilots more raw power
325 00:23:25 than any other fighter enginein history.
326 00:23:39 [launch chatter]
327 00:23:48 [man]704 airborne.
328 00:24:03 [man #2] 704 departure.Radar contact.
329 00:24:12 [radio chatter]
330 00:24:17 The US Navy's versionis the F-35C.
331 00:24:23 Designedfor carrier operations,
332 00:24:25 it has larger wings,with tips that fold,
333 00:24:28 and tougher landing gear for catapultlaunches and carrier arrestments.
334 00:24:34 [man] 413 departure.Radar contact.
335 00:24:40 [man #2]413 airborne.
336 00:24:55 201 airborne.
337 00:24:58 [radio chatter]
338 00:25:02 The pilot's helmet displaysall pertinent information
339 00:25:06 no matter wherethe pilot is looking.
340 00:25:08 The aircraft'sdistributed aperture system
341 00:25:11 uses sixelectro-optical sensors,
342 00:25:14 giving the pilotan unprecedented 360 degrees
343 00:25:17 of situational awareness.
344 00:25:19 [pilot]Level 2-5-0...
345 00:25:21 [narrator] The pilot can actuallylook through the aircraft itself.
346 00:25:25 [radio chatter]
347 00:25:33 [radio chatter continues]
348 00:25:35 All the key informationthe pilot needs
349 00:25:37 is projectedonto the helmet's visor,
350 00:25:39 allowing for instantcoordinated response.
351 00:25:44 The missile warning system sees subtleheat differences across the landscape.
352 00:25:59 [air whooshingthrough respirator]
353 00:26:02 Flight 873's got MAMat 270 for 45 at 25,000.
354 00:26:07 The new strike fighter sharesdata seamlessly with other F-35s,
355 00:26:12 but also with allied aircraftand commanders on water or land.
356 00:26:19 [pilot]205, roger.
357 00:26:21 [narrator] Computertechnology so sophisticated,
358 00:26:24 it can identify types of planesand nationality
359 00:26:28 and recommend to the pilotsuggested weapons to deploy.
360 00:26:38 The DAS sensorscan even spot a whale
361 00:26:40 or, more importantly,a submarine on the surface.
362 00:26:45 [pilot]Lightning 7-3, target.
363 00:26:48 [chatter over P.A.]
364 00:26:52 When submarines first appearedin the theater of war,
365 00:26:55 British admiralsconsidered them unethical--
366 00:26:58 the weapons of cowards who refusedto fight on the surface like real men.
367 00:27:07 The stealthy, high-techGerman submarine
368 00:27:09 was regarded by some asthe battleship of the future.
369 00:27:14 In the early yearsof World War ll,
370 00:27:17 they had a lethal advantagein the North Atlantic.
371 00:27:22 Attacking and sinking thousandsof defenseless cargo ships,
372 00:27:27 strangling the lifelineof the Allied war effort.
373 00:27:32 In desperation,hundreds of small corvettes
374 00:27:36 were hurriedly builtto defend the convoys.
375 00:27:39 Based on a fishing boat,they were cheap and simple.
376 00:27:45 Their crews were amateursand most often teenagers.
377 00:27:50 They had the smallest gunsin the Navy.
378 00:27:52 [alarm blaring]
379 00:27:55 Yet day and night, they fought theterrible cruelty of submarine warfare,
380 00:28:00 struggling to save the livesof merchant seamen.
381 00:28:15 [radio announcer]The British, American,
382 00:28:16 and Canadian forcesof the sea and air
383 00:28:19 hurled our strengthupon the U-boat.
384 00:28:32 [narrator] Gradually, theseand other tiny escort ships
385 00:28:35 of the Canadian, British,and American navies
386 00:28:38 clawed backthe German advantage,
387 00:28:41 sinking 700 submarines
388 00:28:43 and winning the largestnaval battle in human history.
389 00:28:46 [men cheering]
390 00:28:54 Early submarines were plaguedby lack of situational awareness.
391 00:28:58 Like blind mice in a cave, theyknew little of what lay around them.
392 00:29:03 Ship to 5-8 feet. Submergethe ship to 5-8 feet, aye, sir.
393 00:29:07 Pilot, submerge the shipto 5-8 feet.
394 00:29:10 The Virginia class's sophisticatedelectronic periscope and sensors
395 00:29:15 allow crew members accessto vital information.
396 00:29:23 They know exactlywhere they are
397 00:29:25 and, even more importantly,
398 00:29:27 they know the whereaboutsof both friend and foe.
399 00:29:41 Maritime interdiction,gunnery,
400 00:29:45 missile testing,anti-submarine,
401 00:29:48 mine clearance, air defense,amphibious landing...
402 00:29:57 all demand coordinated planning
403 00:30:00 and much trial and error.
404 00:30:07 Advances in weapons systems seekto integrate international navies,
405 00:30:11 armies, and air forcesinto unified fighting units.
406 00:30:17 Advanced electronicwarfare systems
407 00:30:19 can identify in detailfriend from foe,
408 00:30:23 jam enemy assets, and providean electronic shield
409 00:30:27 to cloak threatenedfriendly forces.
410 00:30:36 [radio chatter]
411 00:30:43 So clear switches hot. Clearedhot. Release on condition.
412 00:30:47 [radio chatter]
413 00:30:49 [gunfire]
414 00:30:54 [over radio] Lightning7-3 kill. C-41.
415 00:31:00 [man]Fuel 330, speed 2-4.
416 00:31:02 Confirm that the targetis outside territorial waters.
417 00:31:05 Aye, sir. Stand by.
418 00:31:07 We're ready.
419 00:31:10 Take the...Steady!
420 00:31:19 Ten seconds.Cleared to release.
421 00:31:27 Lightning 7-3, attack.
422 00:31:30 Twenty seconds. Masterarm on. Arms armed.
423 00:31:43 [radio chatter]Launch three.
424 00:32:26 [radio chatter]Lightning 7-3 off safe.
425 00:32:32 One away.MAN 2: Weapons cleared.
426 00:32:44 [radio chatter]
427 00:32:52 [radio chatter]
428 00:33:01 [narrator] What was agun battle one moment can,
429 00:33:04 in the blink of an eye, become abattle for survival of another kind.
430 00:33:09 For thousands of years, sailors havefeared violent seas as much as the enemy.
431 00:33:21 [radio chatter]
432 00:33:24 What RIMPAC highlights isthe very complicated missions
433 00:33:26 navies are asked to performin the modern world.
434 00:33:29 [crowd shouting]
435 00:33:32 Terrorism, piracy, earthquakes,
436 00:33:36 fires, hurricanes,humanitarian disasters.
437 00:33:40 Services that once jealouslycompeted increasingly work together.
438 00:33:50 [no audible dialogue]
439 00:34:10 Navies, national guards,air forces,
440 00:34:14 coast guards, marines--
441 00:34:17 all of them are invited topractice their highly skilled crafts
442 00:34:21 during Rim of the Pacific.
443 00:34:23 [man over radio]...November, Zulu.
444 00:34:26 [sonar pinging]
445 00:34:29 [alarm beeping]
446 00:34:33 [narrator] Not longago, the game of war
447 00:34:36 was playedwith much higher stakes.
448 00:34:39 Sailors and airmen died inearnest and in large numbers.
449 00:34:43 [President Franklin D. Roosevelt onradio] Yesterday, December 7th, 1941,
450 00:34:48 United States of Americawas suddenly
451 00:34:51 and deliberately attackedby naval and air forces...
452 00:34:55 [narrator] Following thebombing of Pearl Harbor,
453 00:34:57 the Japanese gambled they coulddraw the American carriers
454 00:35:01 into a trapnear the island of Midway.
455 00:35:03 But the Americans secretly brokethe Japanese code and were prepared.
456 00:35:08 Get the saws on these guys andsee what's going on. Aye, sir.
457 00:35:32 American pilots, knowing theydidn't have the fuel to make it back,
458 00:35:36 still gambled they couldfind the Japanese fleet.
459 00:35:39 And find them they did.
460 00:35:47 They sank three Japanesecarriers in eight minutes.
461 00:36:19 By the end of the day, fourJapanese carriers were sunk,
462 00:36:23 along with one heavy cruiser.
463 00:36:27 Three thousand Japanesecrew members lost their lives.
464 00:36:32 [alarm blaring] The Americanslost only the Yorktown.
465 00:36:37 Few of the US aircraftmade it back to their ships.
466 00:36:42 It was a turning pointin the Pacific War,
467 00:36:45 sealing the Japanese fate.
468 00:36:48 The battle of Midwayremains the greatest victory
469 00:36:51 in American naval history.
470 00:36:59 War or not, landing a fighteraircraft on board a carrier remains
471 00:37:04 the most challenging andadmired skill in all of aviation.
472 00:37:22 The landing safetyofficer's voice--
473 00:37:25 always a fellow pilot--provides a vital measure
474 00:37:28 of precision and confidence
475 00:37:30 at exactly the right moment.[radio chatter]
476 00:37:36 [thud]
477 00:37:40 [man]327, two miles.
478 00:37:42 [radio chatter]
479 00:37:49 [radio chatter continues]
480 00:38:02 [radio chatter]
481 00:38:07 The new F-35Bavoids the complexity
482 00:38:10 of a catapultand arrestor cables.
483 00:38:24 It can operatealmost anywhere--
484 00:38:26 a strategic advantagein almost any kind of conflict.
485 00:38:32 [radio chatter continues]
486 00:38:43 Like all new weapon systems,
487 00:38:45 it seeks to provide a distinctadvantage over possible enemies.
488 00:39:00 [radio chatter]
489 00:39:06 Indeed, the goalof modern navies
490 00:39:09 is to provide the mosteffective weapons, tactics,
491 00:39:12 and trainingas an overwhelming deterrence--
492 00:39:16 avoiding at all coststhe risk of real war.
493 00:39:23 Most captains will tell youthat their passion
494 00:39:26 is to bring every crew memberback home safely.
495 00:39:30 For they are young peoplewho work long, hard,
496 00:39:34 dangerous hours,months at a time,
497 00:39:37 with little or no recognition.
498 00:39:40 They make these sacrifices for theirfamilies, communities, and nations.
499 00:39:45 Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
500 00:39:47 Hi, everyone back in Glen Arm,Maryland,
501 00:39:50 a little town that most peoplehave never heard of.
502 00:39:52 Shout out to the peopleback home in Texas.
503 00:39:55 [laughter]Booyah.
504 00:39:57 Shout out to peoplein San Jose.
505 00:39:59 Stay warm, Michigan.Salt Lake City, Utah.
506 00:40:02 Hi, Mom.[laughter]
507 00:40:04 Love you, Texas.
508 00:40:09 From great naval battles,civilizations rose and fell.
509 00:40:15 Yet there is more firepoweron board the ships of RIMPAC
510 00:40:19 than all the bombs used in allof the wars in human history.
511 00:40:27 The goal of modern naviesis to avoid war at all cost,
512 00:40:32 for if there isanother great war,
513 00:40:35 nothing will rise from theashes, neither righteous nor evil.
514 00:40:40 [chattering]
515 00:40:43 There will be no romantic paintings,nor writers to celebrate the victory.
516 00:40:50 [children shouting]
517 00:40:54 [crowd cheering]
518 00:41:00 After 4,000 yearsof naval warfare,
519 00:41:04 we have little choicebut to sail together,
520 00:41:08 work towards peace,
521 00:41:10 and all return home
522 00:41:12 safely to our families.
523 00:41:15 [lively chatter]