Carrier

As the USS Nimitz makes its final transit from Hawaii to California, the sailors and Marines on board prepare to return to their homes and families. For those still on board, the 'Tiger Cruise' provides a buffer, but there's no such transition for those who fly home early from Hawaii.

The last day in the Gulf is the last chance to drop bombs before the USS Nimitz heads home. The jets take off, laden with ordnance, and return hours later, still carrying the same bombs.

The USS Nimitz's location and itinerary are classified. Many aspects of life on a nuclear aircraft carrier are hush-hush. Dating and sex aboard ship are strictly forbidden, but with 5,000 people on board, it's a case of 'don't ask, don't tell'. When the Nimitz pulls into Hong Kong for a four-day port call, a scandal dramatically alters the lives of two sailors.