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{\an8}[tower] 88 tower good morning,
flight control 1-0.
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- Looks like you went swimming.
- Yeah. It's hot.
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[Narrator] For
the last six months,
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students have been
pushed to their limits in
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the Advanced Stage of training.
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They've been tested on
their low-level flying.
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- Watch that rising terrain.
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[Narrator] Strike
bombing tactics.
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- Bam.
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[Narrator] And their
ability to attack and defend
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themselves in aerial combat.
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- Whoa!
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- Tower 121 Takeoff.
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- Attention on deck.
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- Take your seats.
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[Narrator] Most of the
students have
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completed the course.
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- Alright.
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[Narrator] And are
learning where they will
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be stationed next.
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- Congratulations.
You are gonna go
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trigger down Zap.
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- Yeah!
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[Justin] One, two, three.
Go ahead.
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All right.
You know where you're going.
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- Hell yeah baby, let's go.
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{\an8}- If you make it through here
and you get the wings of gold,
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{\an8}you are a great fighter pilot
because we don't have bad ones
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in the United States Navy
or the Marine Corps.
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[Narrator] But not
everyone can celebrate yet.
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For a handful of students,
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including Austin Claggett
and Carissa Meinster,
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one test still
stands between them and
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their coveted wings of gold.
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- You all have shown that
you have what it takes.
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Congratulations, you
have earned these wings.
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[Justin] They've already been
through years of training
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at this point.
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I know that they are hoping
that they will join their
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friends who have already
successfully completed.
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But ultimately, they're on
their last chance at this.
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- I can fail out
of flight school.
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Even this late in the game.
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All the hard work will
be for nothing.
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[♪ upbeat music playing
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["Lost in Love" by T. Baker
and E. Lomax]
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♪ Ba-ba-ba-um-ba-ooo ♪
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♪ Ba-ba-ba-um-ba-ooo ♪
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- Nice.
How are your flights going?
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- You know, we're so close.
We're so close to finishing.
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I've racked up four
failures up to this point.
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{\an8}You know, if I continue on
a, a track that's not good,
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I could fail out.
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And so the stress of
being close to the finish,
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but also the knowledge
that I could,
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I could drop the ball,
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um has been
keeping me up at night.
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I can't seem to
push off the stress.
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It's just existing with it.
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[Narrator] With
the end in sight,
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Carissa is also
feeling the pressure.
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- I'm really trying to
make sure that I stay
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focused and finish strong,
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{\an8}hopefully be able to earn my
wings and move on to the fleet.
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[Narrator] When she
first joined the Navy,
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she had never flown a plane.
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[Carissa] I didn't know
what I wanted to do in the
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Navy when I started.
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I just knew I wanted
to study because I always
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have loved academia.
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But towards the end, I
realized I had to actually
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decide what I wanted to do.
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At the last minute,
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I kind of decided on a whim,
I'd like to give aviation a try,
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and I was lucky enough to
be accepted to the program.
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- She didn't know
anything about it,
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{\an8}but yet she picked it.
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{\an8}And I, why do you want to do it?
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{\an8}If you don't know
anything about it,
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{\an8}why do you want?
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{\an8}Well, because it
sounds interesting.
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She has always wanted
to go the hard route.
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INSTRUCTOR Power up
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[Carissa] But from the
first time I started flying,
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I realized it was
going to be a challenge unlike
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anything I had ever done before.
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CARISSA Hammer 2-3,
in heading 145
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[Narrator] Although not coming
from an aviation background.
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RANGE CONTROL Bullseye
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INSTRUCTOR Yes, perfect!
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CARISSA Yes, sir
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[Narrator] Carissa
has been a strong student
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in all events except one.
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LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER
You're high
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Work it down
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[Narrator] She struggled
with carrier landings,
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one of the most important
skills for a naval aviator.
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- Power
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You're a little low
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- Really didn't like that one
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[Narrator] She failed
carrier qualification and
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had to repeat all 13
of her tests to remain
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on the course.
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LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER
Wave off, wave off
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Foul deck
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[Carissa] People come
up to you in the hallway, and
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they're like, "Hey, like
what are you still doing here?
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Like shouldn't
you be gone by now?"
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And I feel like there's this
hill that you're climbing, and
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you're like, wow, this is it,
I can see like on the other
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side, it'll be downhill.
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And then you get over the hill,
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and there's like
seven more hills.
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So it's been a really big
lesson in getting back up
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on the horse.
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I don't think I've ever
had to do that so many times
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in my life.
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It's a lot of metaphors.
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[Narrator] Now, Carissa
has one more hurdle in
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the final test.
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[Justin] It is the
most unscripted.
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It is the most dynamic.
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It is the most unpredictable
of all of the events.
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[Narrator] The challenge of
head-to-head dogfighting is
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to start from a
position where neither
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jet has an advantage.
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Deploy every skill
they've learned to
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outmaneuver their opponent,
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neutralize the threat
with a hit called a "Fox 2,"
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and conclude with a
carrier style landing.
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[Justin] You are beak to beak
with another plane, and you're
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gonna cross 500 feet
from one another at hundreds
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of miles an hour.
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From there, fight their
jet as good as possible to
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see if they can't
get that first shot.
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MICAH I'm at you six o'clock now
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INSTRUCTOR
That's a good shot to me!
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- We're moving so fast,
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and it's not only the machines
at their max performance,
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but it's us at our
max performance.
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It is most
definitely not a cakewalk.
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[Carissa] It can be a
little bit mind-blowing and
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a little bit scary to
think that we're gonna get
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as close as 500 feet
to one another,
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and I have to keep myself safe,
but also keep fighting.
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- All right, Rodney,
you all have fun.
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Be safe out there.
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See you in a little bit.
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[Narrator] Scrutinizing
Carissa's performance in the
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back of her jet,
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Lieutenant Pruitt,
call sign, Rodney.
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- Meinster is at the
very end of her training.
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This is the last phase.
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You go out and you do a mission.
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{\an8}You gotta be able to come back,
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{\an8}be professional in the boat,
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{\an8}and land on your first pass.
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So that's what we need to
see here in this final phase.
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[Narrator] In the other jet,
seasoned dogfighting expert,
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Russell Gogan.
Call sign, Magma.
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- When you are nose to nose,
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beak to beak with
the other aircraft,
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{\an8}it's difficult for a
student because you literally
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{\an8}just go fight.
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'MAGMA' Clearance,
Shad 137 flight of two
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CARISSA Ready in front
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'RODNEY' Ready in back
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[Carissa] It's not lost on
us how big of a thing this is.
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If you don't
follow your procedures,
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you could do something
potentially dangerous.
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The training wheels are off.
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'RODNEY' Radar contact
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CARISSA Devil 1-1, visual
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'MAGMA' Base, standby check-in
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'MAGMA' Devil 1-1, set
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CARISSA Devil 1-2, set
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- Three
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Two
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One
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'MAGMA' Let's go, let's go!
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'MAGMA' Fight's on, fight's on
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CARISSA Fight's on, fight's on
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'MAGMA' Coming right
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[Narrator] Magma
wastes no time seeking
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control of the fight.
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'RODNEY' He's
turning into us, right?
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CARISSA Yes, sir
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'RODNEY'
He's got a shot right there
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'RODNEY' Get the nose up
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[Narrator] To escape, Carissa
seeks out a hiding position.
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'MAGMA' Oh my God
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[Narrator] Using the sun's
glare as camouflage.
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'MAGMA' I'm blind as
hell on you guys
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[Narrator] Before
pulling a bold move.
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With a sudden dive.
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CARISSA I have him in
visual, sir
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CARISSA Fox 2
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'RODNEY' Bullseye
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'MAGMA' Got me
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'RODNEY' OK, good
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CARISSA Woo!
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{\an8}CARISSA Clear to land 137 flight
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[Narrator] Carissa now
has one chance to pull off
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a successful carrier landing.
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- I'm going to go ahead and
bring the speed brakes out, sir,
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just to help our descent
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[♪ suspenseful music playing]
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[Carissa]
120 Goshawk ball, 1.9 Tango 3
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- Roger, ball.
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[Narrator] As with every
landing, Carissa will need to
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fly the ball,
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positioning her jet
precisely on the right
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glide path to
keep the amber light,
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known as the ball, dead center.
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But landing with the ball
above or below that center
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will mean that had this
been a carrier landing,
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she wouldn't have caught
the wire and landed safely.
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LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER
Easy with it
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More power
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Power
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More
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Power!
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[jet engine decelerates]
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[Staton] Meinster was too low.
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To a point where she
could maybe hit the back
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of the boat.
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Very unsafe.
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- Unfortunately, it
was just not satisfactory.
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[Carissa] That was a really,
really brutal experience.
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It's just like,
what have I done?
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[Justin] The truth is for
Carissa, it may mean the end.
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[Narrator] Unlike
Carissa and Austin,
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Steph Harris has had
a smoother journey
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on the course.
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INSTRUCTOR You're looking good
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STEPH Hammer 4 heading in
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RANGE CONTROL 49 feet
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INSTRUCTOR
Nice, you're dialing it in
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[explosion]
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[Narrator] She's proven
herself an excellent student.
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- Wooo man look at this!
- I know it's crazy.
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- Look at this.
- OK.
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[Narrator] Topping
the class in strike.
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[Steph] Hot diggity dog.
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INSTRUCTOR Let's
get a little G on the jet
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STEPH Roger
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[Narrator] And executing
low-level flying
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with great skill.
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INSTRUCTOR Perfect, right there
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STEPH This is awesome
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[Narrator] If Steph
does well in the next test,
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she could be awarded the
trophy for top performer.
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But head to head
dogfighting tests even
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the best students to the limit.
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[Steph] There's this element of
fear that can be restrictive,
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whereas like when you're young,
you feel invincible.
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I think maybe being
a little bit older,
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I kind of have this
awareness of how you can
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screw it up and what that means.
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And I don't wanna screw it up.
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[Narrator] In her final flight,
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she'll be flying
against her commanding officer,
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Commander Estrada,
call sign Duster.
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[Justin] You could definitely
tell that Stephanie was
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more mature than maybe
some of the other students.
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And I think having that
maturity afforded the
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{\an8}opportunity to be patient,
uh, to be humble.
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STEPH Mace 1-2 is up and ready
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'DUSTER' Mace 1-1
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[Justin] There's always a
balance between being humble
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and having to be a little
bit arrogant and aggressive
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and a little bit,
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I've got the knife
in my teeth and I can handle
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anything come what may.
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You want that, too.
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'DUSTER' 100 knots
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STEPH Mace 1-2 deploy, hot right
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'DUSTER' Three
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Two
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One
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'DUSTER' Be aggressive
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Be, be aggressive
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[Narrator] Duster has flown
hundreds of
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dog fights like this.
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So, landing a shot against
him isn't going to be easy.
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'DUSTER' Come on, go for it
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[Narrator] Instead
of pursuing him,
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Steph executes
an audacious swerve upwards to
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seek a better vantage point.
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Leaving Duster
dangerously exposed.
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'DUSTER' Not my best
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[♪ dramatic music playing]
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'DUSTER' Well that
did not work out well for me
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{\an8}[tracking system beeping]
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'DUSTER' No?
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Alright
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{\an8}[tracking system beeping]
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[signal lock]
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STEPH Fox 2
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'DUSTER' Kill
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[♪ upbeat music playing]
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'DUSTER' Nice job
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STEPH Yes, sir
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'DUSTER' You got it
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[tower]
152, welcome back
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[Justin] For somebody
with kind of her background
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as a yoga instructor,
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you don't initially
think that they're gonna
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have a killer instinct.
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So I was pleasantly surprised.
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She knocked it out of the park.
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Ready?
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- I did something that was
very difficult and that I
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considered quitting at times
because it was so difficult.
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So to have finally gotten my
wings was a tremendous sense
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of accomplishment
and pride, for sure.
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Thank you!
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[Justin] Alright
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[Narrator] Steph can now
look forward to graduation.
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But Austin Claggett's
future is much less certain.
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- Hey, there he is.
You ready?
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- Yeah, sure am.
- All right.
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- Don't ♪♪♪♪ it up
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[Narrator] Austin's
confident, dynamic style
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has served him well
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throughout carrier
qualification.
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- I've done 30 landings
in the past 24 hours.
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[Narrator] And the
low-level events.
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INSTRUCTOR Watch the deck
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[Narrator] But in the
early stage of dogfighting...
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- Knock it off, knock it off.
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Rogue 1-1, knock it off.
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[Narrator] ...he broke the
altitude safety limit,
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known as the hard deck,
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twice,
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and his future was
hanging in the balance.
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{\an8}- Claggett unsatted his BFM
flight for multiple training
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{\an8}rule violations,
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{\an8}as well as
unrecognized deck bust.
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[Austin] A week ago,
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I was failing my
fourth event and, you know,
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really felt in a
compromised position.
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[Narrator] His continual
breaches resulted in a meeting
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with Senior Command.
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[Justin] Sitting in order
HFB is never where you want
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to find yourself.
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It's definitely a wake-up call.
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- If I keep this up,
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I can fail out of flight school,
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even this late in the game.
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So I can't get complacent.
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[Tom] Claggett's
personality is his,
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one of his major assets.
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Enthusiasm and passion
is gonna serve him well.
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But you do have to have
it under control because
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if you are over aggressive,
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then you can end up
causing harm to yourself.
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- How's it going?
- You doing alright?
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- Good morning.
- Morning, how's it going?
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[Austin] If I fail,
it's my failure because
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I failed in preparing.
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It's me.
It's my fault.
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[Narrator] This final
head-to-head stage will be his
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last chance to show
he can keep his
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aggression in check.
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'SPICY' Rogue 1-1, speed
and angels left
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[Narrator] Fighting
against Austin in the other
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jet is instructor,
Natalie Walker.
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Call sign, Spicy.
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'SPICY' Rogue 1-1, good pressure
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AUSTIN Rogue 1-2,
all altitudes 2 niner 81
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'SPICY'
Rogue, 90 right. Go
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Three
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Two
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One
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Fight's on
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{\an8}[♪ suspenseful music playing]
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AUSTIN Damn, blind sun
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[Narrator] To get a
visual on the instructor,
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Austin deploys a
360-degree barrel roll.
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Finally, he sees her below him.
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{\an8}[tracking system beeping]
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{\an8}[signal lock]
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{\an8}AUSTIN Fox 2
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[Narrator] He nails the shot.
But overshoots.
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'SPICY' What's going on?
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No way he didn't hit the deck.
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Knock it off, knock it off.
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Rogue 1-1, knock it off.
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AUSTIN Rogue 1-2, knock it off
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'SPICY' Rogue, sets alt
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[♪ reflective music playing]
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[Narrator] Austin has
once again tested the limits
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of the hard deck regulation.
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[Austin] To try to keep up,
I went ballistic.
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- I saw that, yeah.
Skill issue?
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- Skill issue for sure.
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[Narrator] If he has
dropped below the hard deck
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he may fail.
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[Austin] I don't know
what's gonna happen.
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You're never 100% sure that
you passed until it gets
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to the one-on-one brief
with your instructor.
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- Have a seat please.
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All right.
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For you, I think you
flew a nice steady state.
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I like that you're
being very aggressive,
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uh, but I question
whether or not you hit
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the deck on that last
roll because you're pretty
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nose low and we
weren't super high.
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Do you remember what your
altitude was coming out
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of that break turn?
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- No, ma'am.
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- So make sure that you
take a look at that.
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- Yes, ma'am.
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[Narrator] Austin must
check the flight data.
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His fate will be determined
by whether or not he
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broke the 10,000 foot hard deck.
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[Austin] I scooped it
out 20 feet above the deck.
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Um... so that was about
as good as you could get.
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- I'm glad we got it out.
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It was fun to fly with you
so thanks, appreciate it.
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- Congrats.
- Thanks, man.
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- Claggett did a great job.
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{\an8}He's a bit of an extrovert,
aggressive, so he might put
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{\an8}himself into a situation
where he kinda pushes the
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{\an8}envelope a little bit,
but he did it.
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He made it work.
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[Narrator] After six intense
months in advanced training,
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Austin has aced the last stage.
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Now, he can enjoy
his final flight.
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A solo dogfight.
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INSTRUCTOR Rogue 1-2,
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welcome to the squad,
we have area 3
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AUSTIN Rogue 1-2
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Visual
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INSTRUCTOR Rogue, break
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[Austin] I will officially be
a Naval aviator.
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I will no longer be a
student naval aviator.
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INSTRUCTOR Now you're
just showing off
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[Austin] So, a very
overwhelming sensation
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and surreal.
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- Oh, that was a good move
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AUSTIN Rogue 1-2, visual
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I'm on your six
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Fox 2
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AUSTIN Rogue 1-2, clear and out
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- Wow.
- Yeah. There we go.
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Got it.
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Ready?
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- Yes, sir.
- Nice. Good job, man.
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- Thank you, sir.
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- I know that Claggett had
a few downs throughout the
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syllabus and bounced back.
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You can see the time,
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energy, and effort that he
puts in to perform really well.
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So I think he's going to bring
a certain special kind of
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energy to his fleet squadron
and his fleet ready room.
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Uh and he's gonna
be very successful.
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[Narrator] Following
her last failed flight,
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Carissa's commanding
officer has decided to give her
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one last chance
in a check flight,
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which he will take.
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[Carissa] You got a lot
of stuff running
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through your head.
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{\an8}It's that constant cycle of
showing up and thinking you'll
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{\an8}never be able to do it.
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But I'm in a very unique
situation, my husband, Ben, is
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also a strike pilot.
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So my hope, obviously,
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is that I can earn my
wings and go join him out in
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Lemoore, California,
so that we can work and live
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in the same place.
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- Meinster stay with you only?
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- Uh, yeah.
- At least for the first.
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- For first one, theoretically.
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Despite how much pressure
there is to get through the
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syllabus because the winging
is really around the corner,
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{\an8}the importance of landing on
a ship is one that we take very
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{\an8}seriously and so, if they
don't pass, it's grounds for
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dismissal from the syllabus.
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Let's say you put up me
and Meinster for an event,
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but let's say, God willing,
we get done today,
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you can have a ready
form plug to go in there.
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You know what I'm saying?
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Just in case things work out.
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All right. Thanks.
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- Sounds good, sir.
I'll start working on it.
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[Narrator] Tomorrow,
Carissa will fly one of the
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most important
flights of her career.
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[Justin] It's never ideal to
have a commanding officer's
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progress check because the
stakes are incredibly high.
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If it doesn't go well, you
may have to come home and tell
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your friends and
family your loved ones,
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that what you
thought was going to be
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a winging ceremony is
actually not gonna happen.
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[Justin] I can see
that Meinster is nervous.
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I can see that the,
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the stress and the reality
of what is at hand is there.
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But that's on her
to get through.
501
00:27:23,767 --> 00:27:26,061
It happens in the end
within her own head.
502
00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:31,084
{\an8}- I do think I have a tendency
to be a bit of a stress ball,
503
00:27:31,108 --> 00:27:32,651
{\an8}maybe a little neurotic,
504
00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:35,421
but you just keep
working even when you
505
00:27:35,445 --> 00:27:36,822
feel that way.
506
00:27:37,739 --> 00:27:39,634
And that's the hard part is
nobody can make you believe
507
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:41,052
that you can do it.
508
00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:42,744
So you have to just keep trying.
509
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,473
[Narrator] Commander Estrada
is observing Carissa's
510
00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,958
every move from the
back seat of the jet.
511
00:27:48,959 --> 00:27:50,395
{\an8}- This is a make or
break situation.
512
00:27:50,419 --> 00:27:51,479
{\an8}The stress is on,
513
00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,130
{\an8}from the moment you
get into the jet.
514
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,050
Everything is being critiqued.
515
00:28:11,899 --> 00:28:13,543
[jets approaching]
516
00:28:13,567 --> 00:28:14,860
'DUSTER' Mace 1-2, break right
517
00:28:15,277 --> 00:28:16,278
CARISSA Yes, sir
518
00:28:25,621 --> 00:28:26,622
CARISSA Visual
519
00:28:29,082 --> 00:28:30,083
'DUSTER' Visual
520
00:28:30,417 --> 00:28:31,418
Fights on.
521
00:28:34,296 --> 00:28:35,297
Mace 1-1, low.
522
00:28:36,465 --> 00:28:37,466
CARISSA 1-2, high
523
00:28:39,426 --> 00:28:41,345
'DUSTER' Mace 1-2,
give me hard right hand pull
524
00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:42,971
CARISSA Yes, sir
525
00:28:43,931 --> 00:28:45,909
[Narrator] First Commander
Estrada is testing
526
00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:47,351
her dogfighting skills.
527
00:28:48,977 --> 00:28:50,604
CARISSA
Visual, out west, Devil 1-2
528
00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:58,654
I have him in visual
off my left, sir
529
00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:00,822
'DUSTER' Put cap on the nose
530
00:29:02,866 --> 00:29:04,135
CARISSA Fox 2
531
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:05,243
'DUSTER' Worked out
532
00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:06,703
CARISSA Yes, sir
533
00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:12,668
Meridian approach,
landing 1-9 left
534
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:20,300
[Narrator] But for Carissa the
real challenge is coming up.
535
00:29:22,803 --> 00:29:23,804
'DUSTER' Take your time
536
00:29:24,137 --> 00:29:25,823
[Justin] Despite everything
that had just happened over the
537
00:29:25,847 --> 00:29:27,408
course of the last hour,
538
00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:30,352
it may come down to the
last 15 seconds of the flight.
539
00:29:32,187 --> 00:29:34,290
If you freeze up and you're
not looking at the right
540
00:29:34,314 --> 00:29:36,441
things at the right time,
it's a nightmare.
541
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:38,086
CARISSA I'm going to
go ahead and bring the speed
542
00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:39,170
brakes out, sir
543
00:29:39,194 --> 00:29:40,278
'DUSTER' Copy
544
00:29:40,904 --> 00:29:42,024
CARISSA Speed brakes extended
545
00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,584
- Lots of ups and downs
with this.
546
00:29:55,377 --> 00:29:58,314
{\an8}She's been in flight
training for two years and
547
00:29:58,338 --> 00:30:00,799
{\an8}seven months now,
which is crazy.
548
00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:04,261
- Stressful. Very stressful.
549
00:30:07,514 --> 00:30:08,640
CARISSA 137 ball
550
00:30:09,516 --> 00:30:11,116
LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER
Roger, ball. Power
551
00:30:16,857 --> 00:30:17,858
Power
552
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:39,921
'DUSTER' Cool
553
00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:42,870
'DUSTER' I just wanted to
make sure we got what we needed
554
00:30:43,759 --> 00:30:44,839
CARISSA Roger, thank you sir
555
00:30:45,552 --> 00:30:47,572
[Justin] She had everything
necessary to a good job,
556
00:30:47,596 --> 00:30:51,516
and I was happy
to be able to pass her on it.
557
00:30:54,603 --> 00:30:57,022
If she can take a lot
of the lessons learned...
558
00:30:57,814 --> 00:30:59,858
- Woo!
- Woo!
559
00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:01,961
[Justin] ...then she's got
everything she needs to be
560
00:31:01,985 --> 00:31:03,528
successful in the future.
561
00:31:05,822 --> 00:31:07,866
She's a very capable pilot.
562
00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:13,347
You trip, you stumble,
you fail sometimes,
563
00:31:13,371 --> 00:31:15,391
you have to dust yourself
off and get back out there and,
564
00:31:15,415 --> 00:31:18,126
and do what you're
capable of, and she did.
565
00:31:20,587 --> 00:31:23,465
- I worked hard, I never
gave up, and it worked out.
566
00:31:24,299 --> 00:31:26,927
- Yay.
- I'm so proud of you.
567
00:31:28,595 --> 00:31:32,349
- Everything that Carissa goes
after, she always achieves.
568
00:31:33,183 --> 00:31:35,852
She loves making us
proud, there's no doubt.
569
00:31:41,316 --> 00:31:42,818
- Good job.
570
00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:47,924
- How does it feel?
- Really good. Wet
571
00:31:47,948 --> 00:31:50,826
- Welcome to the club.
572
00:31:51,284 --> 00:31:53,096
Alright, Meinster here is
gonna join her husband in
573
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,056
VFA 122 out in Lemoore.
574
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,432
[Carissa] It's huge.
575
00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:58,142
It means we're going
to be together again.
576
00:31:58,166 --> 00:31:59,918
Yeah which is really exciting.
577
00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:02,480
I'm just super excited at the
opportunity to kind of take a
578
00:32:02,504 --> 00:32:04,548
step towards what comes next.
579
00:32:05,507 --> 00:32:07,676
- Good job, everybody.
580
00:32:21,189 --> 00:32:24,293
[Narrator] For the latest cohort
of Advanced Phase students,
581
00:32:24,317 --> 00:32:26,319
the course is over.
582
00:32:30,448 --> 00:32:32,677
- I think flight school over
the last three and a half years
583
00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:34,369
has really tested me to the max.
584
00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,265
{\an8}Physically, emotionally,
mentally, spiritually,
585
00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:39,583
{\an8}it's just been a
challenge on all the levels.
586
00:32:40,667 --> 00:32:43,962
[Narrator] The next chapter of
their lives is about to begin.
587
00:32:44,337 --> 00:32:46,107
- I'm at the threshold
of living my dream,
588
00:32:46,131 --> 00:32:48,359
{\an8}getting to fly F-35s
in the fleet,
589
00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:51,070
{\an8}forward deployed with
the Marine Corps,
590
00:32:51,094 --> 00:32:52,846
that's the dream right there.
591
00:32:53,638 --> 00:32:56,284
[Steph] There's a lot of pride
associated with getting to the
592
00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:57,910
{\an8}end and getting your
wings because it's something
593
00:32:57,934 --> 00:32:59,895
{\an8}you've worked for, for so long.
594
00:33:00,228 --> 00:33:02,874
There's also a great
sense of responsibility
595
00:33:02,898 --> 00:33:04,876
that comes with it,
596
00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:06,752
a sense of like
what's to come and how,
597
00:33:06,776 --> 00:33:09,279
how difficult our future
potentially could be.
598
00:33:10,864 --> 00:33:12,008
- You can read about love,
599
00:33:12,032 --> 00:33:14,451
you can read about war,
but until you like,
600
00:33:14,618 --> 00:33:16,846
{\an8}you see it, and you
see all that it is,
601
00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:18,997
{\an8}then you really begin
to understand it.
602
00:33:19,206 --> 00:33:21,684
- There's so many
stories of soldiers or Marines
603
00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:24,687
going into combat and
wondering, am I gonna be able
604
00:33:24,711 --> 00:33:27,505
to do this terrible,
awful, hard thing?
605
00:33:29,090 --> 00:33:30,318
[Marcus] I don't think
it's something anyone should
606
00:33:30,342 --> 00:33:32,612
experience, but it is my job.
607
00:33:32,636 --> 00:33:35,722
I will make sure 100% that,
you know, I'm ready for it.
608
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:47,919
[Narrator] Today,
Austin Claggett will find out
609
00:33:47,943 --> 00:33:50,070
where he will be stationed.
610
00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:55,825
- When I joined, being
a naval aviator was only just
611
00:33:56,243 --> 00:34:00,181
a possibility, and I'm
very happy to have made
612
00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:02,374
it this far.
613
00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:05,770
Since I've been in the military,
three and a half years,
614
00:34:05,794 --> 00:34:07,170
I've been East Coast.
615
00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:10,548
But my family
live in California.
616
00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:15,780
If I get F-18s,
I'm not gonna cry.
617
00:34:15,804 --> 00:34:17,889
Okay, it's an F-18.
618
00:34:19,307 --> 00:34:22,560
You know, it sounds silly,
but people matter.
619
00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:25,689
I do want to be closer to them.
620
00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:29,901
As we get older,
there's never enough time.
621
00:34:30,610 --> 00:34:32,755
We never know when might
be the last time that we see
622
00:34:32,779 --> 00:34:34,364
that family member.
623
00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:37,969
[Narrator] To live
close to his family,
624
00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,513
Austin needs to be
stationed at Miramar,
625
00:34:40,537 --> 00:34:42,706
San Diego, California.
626
00:34:45,625 --> 00:34:47,311
[Austin] Hopefully, these
drives are going to be through
627
00:34:47,335 --> 00:34:50,630
the streets of downtown
San Diego, very soon.
628
00:34:51,881 --> 00:34:54,277
I would like my old life back.
629
00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:56,636
Go buy a surfboard
again and start surfing.
630
00:35:07,814 --> 00:35:08,916
- Come on in.
- How are you doing sir?
631
00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,609
- Have a seat.
- Thank you.
632
00:35:12,235 --> 00:35:13,629
[Justin] When we
are making selections,
633
00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:15,381
there are going to
be several factors that
634
00:35:15,405 --> 00:35:16,924
come into consideration.
635
00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:18,384
- Come on in, have a seat.
636
00:35:18,408 --> 00:35:21,220
- The first and foremost is going
to be the needs of the Navy.
637
00:35:21,244 --> 00:35:22,746
What spots are
actually available?
638
00:35:23,663 --> 00:35:26,541
- Alrighty Mr. Nissly.
639
00:35:29,502 --> 00:35:30,813
Sorry there's no
Charlie spots available.
640
00:35:30,837 --> 00:35:31,897
But you wanna go
East Coast right?
641
00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:32,982
- Yes sir.
642
00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:34,317
- Alright so,
that's gonna work out for ya.
643
00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:36,509
- My wife will love Beaufort.
Thank you, sir.
644
00:35:37,052 --> 00:35:38,029
[Truffles] This works great.
645
00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:39,447
So you got family
out in Virginia right?
646
00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:40,531
- Yes sir I do.
647
00:35:40,555 --> 00:35:41,616
- So this works
out for everything?
648
00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:42,783
- It does, sir, thank you.
649
00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:43,868
- Awesome.
650
00:35:43,892 --> 00:35:45,852
Alright, Mr. Claggett.
651
00:36:01,743 --> 00:36:04,388
- Okay, guys.
- Alright, and, well?
652
00:36:04,412 --> 00:36:05,473
- Well?
653
00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:07,248
- I'm going to
Miramar, San Diego.
654
00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:12,170
I got F-35 Bravos in
Southern California.
655
00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:14,589
- You did it.
- I did it.
656
00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:19,010
- Oh that's so awesome.
I told you, you could do it.
657
00:36:20,095 --> 00:36:21,530
I knew it the whole time.
658
00:36:21,554 --> 00:36:23,282
- Thanks mom.
- Yep.
659
00:36:23,306 --> 00:36:26,101
- Congrats big fella.
- I'm very blessed.
660
00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:29,080
They are all very proud of me.
661
00:36:29,104 --> 00:36:33,334
But my mom's reaction,
I can tell it's a,
662
00:36:33,358 --> 00:36:37,028
it's a tough emotion for
her because she's proud,
663
00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:43,451
but she's also, she's
worried about me, you know?
664
00:36:44,244 --> 00:36:46,555
Which, she's my mom.
665
00:36:46,579 --> 00:36:49,290
I don't, I don't blame her.
666
00:36:50,458 --> 00:36:52,353
It's a hell of a squadron, man.
667
00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:53,837
It's called the Nightmares.
668
00:36:55,255 --> 00:36:56,565
- Oh, I like it.
669
00:36:56,589 --> 00:36:58,508
Yes.
670
00:36:59,092 --> 00:37:03,388
He is willing to go
out there and risk his life.
671
00:37:04,431 --> 00:37:08,893
{\an8}I'm very proud of him,
but I want him to come home.
672
00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:11,664
Yeah.
673
00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:12,748
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
674
00:37:12,772 --> 00:37:14,357
- Cheers to you.
- Thank you.
675
00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:16,901
- Godspeed.
- Godspeed.
676
00:37:28,121 --> 00:37:32,000
- Yeah. Big day.
Really big day.
677
00:37:34,294 --> 00:37:36,296
[Narrator] The
official winging ceremony.
678
00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:39,900
[pilot] Oh thank you.
679
00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:41,569
[Narrator] The auspicious
event to celebrate the
680
00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:45,972
graduation of the latest
class of naval aviators.
681
00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:48,701
{\an8}- There's nothing as rewarding
as seeing a student who comes
682
00:37:48,725 --> 00:37:52,997
{\an8}in wet behind the ears and
watch them grow over the
683
00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:54,481
course of a year,
684
00:37:55,774 --> 00:37:57,418
and then leave here
with their wings,
685
00:37:57,442 --> 00:38:00,421
ready to take on
the next chapter with a
686
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:02,280
great deal of success.
687
00:38:07,202 --> 00:38:10,347
[Narrator] Family and friends
have been invited to witness
688
00:38:10,371 --> 00:38:14,042
these students
receiving their wings of gold.
689
00:38:16,419 --> 00:38:18,546
- Future Naval
aviators, arriving.
690
00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:35,480
Ladies and gentlemen,
please be seated.
691
00:38:38,274 --> 00:38:39,335
[Juston] Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen.
692
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:41,003
Thank you all for being here.
693
00:38:41,027 --> 00:38:44,215
This truly is a milestone as
we watch them transition from
694
00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:47,075
student pilots to
winged naval aviators.
695
00:38:47,659 --> 00:38:50,429
{\an8}I'd like to take a moment to
recognize what these wings are,
696
00:38:50,453 --> 00:38:51,972
{\an8}where these wings have been,
697
00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:54,082
{\an8}and what these wings,
you know, come to symbolize.
698
00:38:57,085 --> 00:38:59,522
These are the wings that
were worn by Neil Armstrong
699
00:38:59,546 --> 00:39:01,631
in July 1969.
700
00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:04,634
[Armstrong] The
eagle has landed.
701
00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:08,155
[Juston] These are the
same wings bestowed upon
702
00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:10,282
President George H. W. Bush,
703
00:39:10,306 --> 00:39:11,951
the youngest naval
aviator to be winged during
704
00:39:11,975 --> 00:39:13,518
World War II.
705
00:39:18,731 --> 00:39:21,919
These are also the wings that
were worn by 31 naval aviators
706
00:39:21,943 --> 00:39:24,612
who on the morning
of June fourth, 1942,
707
00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:26,006
found, struck,
708
00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:28,217
and destroyed three
Japanese carriers at the
709
00:39:28,241 --> 00:39:31,578
Battle of Midway,
changing the course of the war.
710
00:39:33,288 --> 00:39:34,598
These wings are now your wings,
711
00:39:34,622 --> 00:39:35,891
and this is what
you're going to wear on
712
00:39:35,915 --> 00:39:37,792
your chest as you go forward.
713
00:39:38,459 --> 00:39:40,859
- Wingees, please come forward
to receive your wings of gold.
714
00:39:42,630 --> 00:39:43,649
[Juston] With these wings,
715
00:39:43,673 --> 00:39:45,067
you are gonna have
amazing days without
716
00:39:45,091 --> 00:39:46,652
a cloud in the sky,
and you're going to get to
717
00:39:46,676 --> 00:39:48,529
enjoy the
exhilaration of flying a
718
00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:50,179
high-performance aircraft.
719
00:39:51,097 --> 00:39:52,074
[Austin] Thanks Mom.
720
00:39:52,098 --> 00:39:53,158
I love you.
721
00:39:53,182 --> 00:39:54,451
[Juston] These are also
going to be with you on those
722
00:39:54,475 --> 00:39:55,744
dark and stormy nights,
723
00:39:55,768 --> 00:39:57,854
hundreds of
miles away from home.
724
00:39:59,439 --> 00:40:00,791
You have earned them
because you have shown us
725
00:40:00,815 --> 00:40:02,543
the degree of professionalism,
726
00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:04,837
humility, and the
ability to not quit and
727
00:40:04,861 --> 00:40:06,905
not give up on the
mission or your teammates.
728
00:40:08,031 --> 00:40:10,759
- We've enjoyed honoring the
top performer of the coveted
729
00:40:10,783 --> 00:40:12,201
Golden Stick Award.
730
00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:16,164
Captain Stephanie Lauren Harris.
731
00:40:29,302 --> 00:40:31,596
[Juston] Over the last year,
we've tested them.
732
00:40:32,347 --> 00:40:34,783
- Seepe, don't
ride the lightning.
733
00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:36,243
- Gotten the yelling I deserve.
734
00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:37,369
[Juston] We trust them.
735
00:40:37,393 --> 00:40:38,895
- Break right 3 o'clock high.
736
00:40:40,647 --> 00:40:41,624
- Fox 2.
737
00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:42,732
{\an8}-♪♪♪♪
738
00:40:43,107 --> 00:40:45,526
- Man, I have a lot to work on.
739
00:40:46,569 --> 00:40:48,988
[Juston] We've made them drink
through a fire hose.
740
00:40:50,657 --> 00:40:54,619
{\an8}-Lost control.
The jet's not flying anymore.
741
00:40:57,205 --> 00:40:58,641
[Juston] We have challenged
them, and they all have
742
00:40:58,665 --> 00:41:00,249
proved themselves worthy.
743
00:41:03,169 --> 00:41:04,480
Because of that,
congratulations,
744
00:41:04,504 --> 00:41:06,047
you have earned these wings.
745
00:41:57,098 --> 00:41:58,742
- Got some new wings right here.
746
00:41:58,766 --> 00:42:00,143
It's awful shiny.
747
00:42:00,643 --> 00:42:02,729
- That's right, I am
a naval aviator now.
748
00:42:11,988 --> 00:42:13,531
- Congrats, bro.
- Thank you.
749
00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:24,625
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
750
00:42:25,084 --> 00:42:26,586
- Very proud, congratulations.
751
00:42:36,095 --> 00:42:37,597
[Austin] It's crazy.
752
00:42:45,313 --> 00:42:46,898
{\an8}Are you, are
you filming right now?
753
00:42:51,736 --> 00:42:56,341
{\an8}I am definitely proud that
I didn't quit, proud that I
754
00:42:56,365 --> 00:43:00,471
{\an8}didn't make excuses,
proud that I just kept
755
00:43:00,495 --> 00:43:02,163
{\an8}getting back up.
756
00:43:05,041 --> 00:43:09,396
{\an8}The end of this training
is most definitely just the
757
00:43:09,420 --> 00:43:12,673
{\an8}beginning of so much more.
57550
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