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Episode Detail: All Hands; Controlled Chaos - Carrier

The crew members leave behind their families and other loved ones when the USS Nimitz sails from Coronado, Cal. Included: the reactions of some personnel to their mission; a cook responsible for 15,000 meals a day; a pilot who learns his girlfriend is pregnant. Also: a look at the onboard communities, including "shooters," who give the signals to launch the aircraft; "ordies" (ordnance personnel); and F/A-18 Hornet pilots, who fly with the Black Aces, Hoboes, and the Marines' Red Devils.

Episodes: All Hands; Controlled Chaos - Carrier - 16 total Episodes

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Premiered: April 27, 2008, on PBS
Rating: TV-14
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Premise: Life aboard the USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is chronicled.

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