Carrier
CARRIER is a character-driven immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier, shot on the USS Nimitz during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. The program follows a core group of participants from the elite fighter pilots to the youngest sailors as they navigate challenges around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, and the war on terror.
- Metascore74
- 2008-2008
- 1 season
- PBS Distribution
- Documentary
CARRIER is a character-driven immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier, shot on the USS Nimitz during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. The program follows a core group of participants from the elite fighter pilots to the youngest sailors as they navigate challenges around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, and the war on terror.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
All Hands
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 57 mins
Five-thousand sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of California.
Episode 2
Controlled Chaos
Sun, Apr 27, 2008 57 mins
An aircraft carrier is a perilous environment.
Episode 3
Super Secrets
Mon, Apr 28, 2008 57 mins
The ship's location and itinerary are classified. Details of how the nuclear reactor works are top secret. Many aspects of life on a nuclear aircraft carrier are hush-hush. Dating and sex aboard ship are strictly forbidden, but according to one sailor, with 5,000 people on board, relationships are "inevitable," resulting in a "don't ask, don't tell" policy that applies to relationships as well as sexual orientation. When the Nimitz pulls into Hong Kong for a four-day port call, a scandal dramatically alters the lives of two sailors. As the ship departs, the crew learns their itinerary has changed. The captain announces that they are heading for Korea, but the crew can't share this information with their families back home... because it's a secret.
Episode 4
Squared Away
Mon, Apr 28, 2008 57 mins
Deployment is stressful for everyone aboard, and there can be friction between enlisted personnel and their superiors.
Episode 5
Show of Force
Tue, Apr 29, 2008 57 mins
The Nimitz arrives in the Gulf and conditions are extreme.
Episode 6
Groundhog Day
Tue, Apr 29, 2008 57 mins
After two months in the Gulf, one day starts to become indistinguishable from the next.
Episode 7
Rites of Passage
Wed, Apr 30, 2008 57 mins
The last day in the Gulf before the Nimitz heads home.
Episode 8
True Believers
Wed, Apr 30, 2008 57 mins
Explores expressions of faith, such as Christian and Wiccan on the ship.
Episode 9
Get Home-itis
Thu, May 1, 2008 57 mins
Looks at the burden of spending six months away from friends and family.
Episode 10
Full Circle
Thu, May 1, 2008 57 mins
As the 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. As the Nimitz returns to her home port of San Diego, sailors and Marines reflect on the deployment and take stock of what they've achieved. Was the mission accomplished? There are tearful, joyful reunions at the pier.