A war-weary Navy pilot confronts the deadly skies of the South Pacific,
training Marine pilots and battling Soviets MiGs in the wake of the
Vietnam War Fighter pilot Jake Grafton is adrift following combat in
Vietnam. With no place in the States to call home, Grafton sticks to
what he knows best: taking on the world's most treacherous skies from
the cockpit of a Grumman A-6 Intruder. Now, stationed in the South
Pacific on the U.S.S. Columbia, Grafton must teach the Marines aboard
the art of flying from an aircraft carrier--a mission that, thanks to
the unruly Marine Captain Le Beau, is as joyless as it is dangerous. But
when an unexpected enemy appears from above, Grafton and Le Beau must
put aside their differences and work together to save the lives of all
onboard.