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♪♪ [ Choir Singing ]
[ Male Reporter ] The much-criticized Cincinnati Accord...
has brought a cease-fire to Bosnia,
and it appears to be holding, prompting NATO forces to begin a withdrawal,
which should be complete by New Year's Day,
close to the U.S. president's "Home by the Holidays" pledge.
Yet even as the conflict winds down,
the U.S. military remains at a high stage of readiness, eager to answer the call.
[ Man #1 On Radio ] Uh, Golden Eagle, this is Hawkeye.
Uh, I've got an unknown rider not responding to comms. Uh, suspect hostile intent.
An unclassified bandit, to launch the alert, to launch the alert.
[ Man #2 On Radio ] Listen, sailors, let's move it out there.
We need to get this aircraft airborne in five minutes.
[ Man #3 On Radio ] Stand by for instructions.
[ Man #4 On Radio ] 0-3-0.
- Nose wheel. Radome. - Check. Secure.
- Gun blast diffuser. - Clear.
- Right intake. Left intake. - Check. Check.
Ejection seat is safe, arm handle.
- Copy, I show same. - [ Man On Radio ] Comm I.F.F.
[ Man ] Up and up. Let's go. Move it.
- D.D.I, M.P.C.D. and A.T.D. - Go flight.
- F.C.S., E.C.S. A.W.P. - It's all green across the board.
- Okay for start. - Copy, okay for start.
- Okay, right throttle, 15%. - All right. Copy, 15%. Go for two.
Two is up. E.C.S. turbine is online.
[ Pilot ] Copy, nozzle coming to 73%.
- Good to go. - Copy. Good to go.
That's a NATO bird. Stand it down.
[ Man On Radio ] Okay, abort.
- What? - Abort, abort.
That's ***. Come on. Are you kidding me?
[ Man On P.A. ] Abort, abort. Suspend cat four. Launch is canceled.
Yeah.
They're wound up tight today.
Guess that's the price of peace.
I cannot wait for this *** to be done.
[ Sighs ] Okay.
Four more days.
You know what I was reading the other day?
Bill Gates has more money than Peru.
Now, he needs someone to fly his jets. We oughta be flyin' for him.
Yeah, but you know what? I bet Bill won't let you fly upside down.
Or fly for a rock star. I mean, if anybody needs a good pilot, it's those guys.
Every time you turn around, we've lost another band...
to some *** hack they got flyin' for 'em.
I mean, it's sad. Navy pilot could've saved Ritchie Valens from being a one-hit wonder.
That's a fact, 'cause that kid had talent.
You know, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Holly.
What about John Denver?
Well, let's not get carried away.
Let me ask you something.
How fast do you think we're headed into the wind here?
Chris, we're still on alert.
If Reigart wanders up to the tower, we're dead.
All right. Let's do it.
That's the spirit.
Incoming!
You guys ready for a little...
lesson in physics?
You never learn, kid. I'm gonna take your money this week.
Wind's blowin' up a gale.
I'll bet you 20 bucks each I catch it when it comes back.
Man, you're gonna lose a finger along with that 20.
All right.
Always happy to take an officer's money.
♪♪ [ Soul ]
[ Man Singing ] ♪ Hey, mama, don't you treat me wrong ♪
♪ Come and love your daddy all night long ♪
♪ All right now ♪
Look at that. Stackhouse, look. Oh, man.
That is awesome! Hey, hey, hey, hey, watch out for the catwalk!
♪ Well, tell me what'd I say ♪
[ Chris ] I got it!
♪ Tell me what'd I say right now ♪
♪ Tell me what'd I say ♪
♪ Tell me what'd I say right now ♪
Ah. Oh.
- ♪ Tell me what'd I say ♪♪ - [ Man ] Wilson!
[ Man On P.A. ] Mop the flight deck. Heads up. NATO helo landing spot six.
Spot six.
This is a lot of sorties for an action that's winding down, Leslie.
Admiral, I'm struggling to get my pilots 15 hours a month up there.
You understand how important it is...
that your pilots don't stray from the agreed fly zones?
- This treaty is fragile. - The routes will be flown as ordered.
The treaty depends on it.
Aernout Van Lynden. He's with Sky News.
- What is this? - I invited him to report on the battle group.
I'd like you to give him a tour of the ship.
Show him how everything works.
Admiral, I find the press to be an intrusive presence.
It inspires showing off. What's so funny, Admiral?
You, Admiral.
You're just what the conflict needs.
An uncomplicated man.
I'll take that as a compliment.
But wait a second. Did you see the one with the, uh--
Well, well, well, lookee here, lookee here. Stackhouse.
Captain? Good to see you. Put it there. All right.
Look at you. Look at you.
What are you guys doing back onboard?
Well, you know the routine. We just finished up in Sarajevo,
and your admiral wanted us to jump onboard to pump you guys up.
Sounds like Reigart. Be prepared.
No, it's better to be prepared than to be caught sleepin' in the field.
Don't you forget what you're doin' here.
What we're doing here? Are you kidding me?
Well, I'm eating Jell-O. Uh, he's wipin' his hands.
You know, everybody has a role to play.
See, me, I'm a Marine. We take care of the serious business.
You, you're a Navy pilot, and your role is to eat Jell-O.
You don't get to pick your fight. It comes to you.
Yeah, I get it-- But at least give me a fight I can understand.
Vukovar? Where's the place we flew over the other day? Sreb--
- Srebrenica. - And good luck talkin' to someone at home,
tryin' to explain, "Well, today's Tuesday. I think we're helping these people.
"No, no, no, now it's switched around. Now we're helping..."
I mean, it's like a joke.
Just be glad it's over.
Yeah, I am.
[ Clamoring ]
Look at these guys.
[ Shouting ]
See, that's exactly what I'm talking about.
Everybody thinks they're gonna get a chance to punch some Nazi in the face at Normandy.
And those days are over. They are long gone.
I used to think I was gonna get a chance to do it.
Now I realize I'm gonna be eating Jell-O. Are you gonna eat that, by the way?
First you complain about the Jell-O. Now you wanna eat everybody's Jell-O.
Lieutenant Burnett? Admiral Reigart would like to see you immediately.
Be prepared.
Thank you.
Maybe he wants to give you his daughter's phone number.
Did you see Tennessee on Saturday? Boy, they looked good.
I don't know anything, Lieutenant.
Now, that is cynical-- And Southerners usually aren't that cynical.
Here I try to give you a compliment on how great your alma mater looks,
and you think I'm tryin' to pump you for information.
I guess you'll have to see, sir.
Come.
Lieutenant Burnett, sir.
Master Chief O'Malley. Thank you.
Lieutenant Burnett.
Sir, about the football today, I know there was some confusion--
I have your letter. I understand you're interested in leaving the Navy.
Yes, sir. I thought it might be time to move on.
If you don't mind my asking, move on to what?
Sir?
Are you gonna fly commercial jets?
Troll the friendly skies in a bus?
You've had an interesting career, Lieutenant.
I remember when you came onboard.
Smart as a whip, tons of potential.
And then on September 23...
you received a non-punitive letter of caution...
for disorderly behavior at the China Fleet Club in Hong Kong.
Another non-punitive letter a month later for something...
involving Chinese New Year at Pattaya Beach in Thailand.
One can only imagine what that was.
Just out of curiosity, Lieutenant, what happened to you?
Sir, I signed up to be a fighter pilot.
I didn't wanna be a cop. And I certainly didn't wanna be a cop walkin' the beat...
in a neighborhood no one cares about.
That and the routine on the ship kinda wore me out.
The routine.
What you don't know from experience is that the routine, the systems checks,
the drills, the maintaining of discipline, that's what you do to prepare for war.
Yes, we are.
Unless we're parked in San Diego Bay,
you're at war every time you step on this boat.
No, sir. I do not understand.
If we're at war, why doesn't somebody act like we're at war?
'Cause as far as I can tell, we go out, we fly around and we come back.
Now, maybe we're pretending we're in the middle of a fight,
but that's all we're doing, is pretending, 'cause we're not fighting, we're watching.
You should be glad you're not in a fight, Lieutenant,
because with your attitude you wouldn't last long.
Sir, with all due respect, I've given the Navy seven good years.
I think I've served my country.
You wouldn't know the first thing about serving your country.
You have two weeks remaining on this tour.
You will serve them in a manner befitting a Naval officer.
I'll keep your letter in my pocket.
At the end of those two weeks, you be on your way.
You're dismissed, mister.
Sir.
O'Malley told me you dropped your letter. He's bullshittin' me, right?
Nope. He's tellin' the truth.
So you're gonna break up the band, huh?
Oh, that's good. Hey, listen, Chris.
Listen, I thought you were kidding about getting out.
You telling me I gotta find another navigator? Is that the deal?
I can't do it anymore. I'm done. I'm sorry.
[ Chattering ]
[ Man Over P.A. ] For the information of all hands, an air contact...
believed to have originated at the North Pole has been spotted...
and is inbound to U.S.S. Carl Vinson.
No, no, it's good to hear your voice. No, no.
Yeah, they're taking care of us great.
They're putting up tinsel, and it's very Christmasy.
No, Dad, you don't need to wake her. Just tell her I said, "Merry Christmas."
[ Man ] Oh, we're disappointed that we won't be seeing you.
[ Chris ] Well, you may be getting a chance to see a lot of me soon.
Well, we understand. You got important things to do over there.
- Dad, I gotta go. I gotta get goin'. - Well, we're very proud of you.
- Dad, I gotta get goin'. All right, I love you. - Bye.
That son of a ***! Did you see this?
He put us on the holiday mission. *** it.
Yeah, well, look at the bright side. At least we get to fly, right?
Yeah, during the one good meal of the year. It's almost like he doesn't like us.
No, no. You, not me. You.
[ Man On P.A. ] Merry Christmas, girls and boys. On the flight deck.
It's show time. Aircraft remaining for the NATO solo photo reconnaissance mission.
♪♪ [ Rock ]
♪ He's got a brand-new car ♪
♪ Looks like a Jaguar ♪
♪ It's got leather seats ♪
[ Echoing ] ♪ It's got a CD player ♪
[ Man On Radio, Indistinct ]
God, wouldn't it be great to look back and there's Britney Spears?
But wait a second. She wants to come up and try flyin' the plane.
Yeah, just move the stick right there. Yeah.
♪ We'll start over again ♪
♪ Grow ourselves new skin ♪
♪ Get a house in Denver ♪
♪ Drink cider from the river ♪♪
The Cincinnati Accord verifies Serbia's commitment...
to a lasting peace in Yugoslavia.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
I welcome the announcement that NATO will leave the region.
[ Chris ] Coordinates 3-0-1-5, 0-6.5,
1-1-5-0 confirmed.
You sure about that?
- I'm reading it right here, pal. - Yeah, well, uh,
the Serbs must've bought some old U-boats,
'cause we're flyin' over a lake.
*** it. And a warm thank you...
goes out to the U.S. intelligence community, ladies and gentlemen.
Yet another useless joyride at the cost of mere millions to the U.S. taxpayer.
- [ Beeping ] - Okay. Hang on.
Scope's showing activity in section four alpha to our left.
Must be in that forested area.
What are you talkin' about? That's the demilitarized zone. There shouldn't be any activity.
Yeah, I know. I know, but the scope doesn't lie.
- There it is. Check it out. - We're not supposed to fly that section, Chris.
The brass will have a *** fit.
[ Beeps ]
Stack, it's probably just some locals fooling around.
Could be a good opportunity to test our shiny new digital camera.
Why do I listen to you? All right. Let's do it.
E.C.M. is clear. G.P.S. is synced with new coordinates.
Steady at 0-3-4 and fly the director.
Got it. Going into burner.
- On condition. Stand by for roll... now. - [ Beeps ]
- Rolling digital. - [ Beeping ]
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
Smile, guys. You're on TV.
[ Dialing Cell Phone ]
[ Jet Engines Roaring ]
[ Whistles ]
Aren't you gonna miss all this excitement?
Oh, absolutely.
- What is it? - Holy ***. We're being painted!
What?
- [ Beeping ] - ***! They fired! Scoop it now!
- [ Chris ] Pull up! Get the nose moving! - Roger!
- I see a single missile charging on us! - I don't see it. Call my turn.
Now slice left... hard!
Jesus Christ! Where is it?
Reverse right!
Try to break the lock!
- Golden Eagle, Archangel, we have been engaged. - Roger.
- Put out decoy flares. - Copy.
Hang on!
Where is it, *** it? Where is it?
I can't see ***! Where is he?
[ Man On Radio ] Chaff, chaff, chaff!
Jesus Christ! Second missile in the air!
- Three miles and closing! Pull up! Change your vector! - I got him! I got him!
[ Yells ]
We need a bigger heat decoy.
Whoa!
- We're screwed! - Missile's closing.
2.8, 1.8. 1 mile!
Drop the fuel tanks and pull up!
Good fireball!
Clear on top! Coming back down!
I got two missiles in sight, both tracking for the fireball.
Damn! That's it! One down! Up we go!
- Where's the second? - No joy. I don't have it in sight.
- He's back on us. Push over. - Copy!
Hard left.
I'm going for a head-on pass. Here he comes! Head on, right side!
He clipped us! Part of the tail's gone! He clipped us!
- [ Computerized Voice ] Warning. Warning. - Flight controls going to ***!
Where is it?
[ Alarm Blaring ]
He's coming back. Missile arcing right. Break right!
I got no turn left, Chris!
- The controls are shot! - [ Chris ] Nose break, right!
[ Heavy Breathing ]
[ Alarm Blaring ]
- [ Alarm Blaring ] - Seat eject! Eject, eject!
[ Groans ]
[ Shouting ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Panting ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Groaning, Grunting ]
*** it.
♪ Laughin' all the way ♪
♪ Bells on bobtail ring ♪♪
Yeah, we like Christmas.
Sir, we've lost a bird, an F-18, feet dry.
Archangel 0-6.
Burnett and Stackhouse.
*** it. I put 'em on the holiday mission.
Not yet, Admiral.
We have a radar plot of flight path from feet dry to last contact.
Here in yellow is assigned path.
And the red is actual.
Lost contact is here.
They're off mission. What the hell happened?
If they ejected in this area, it's gonna be tough...
to pick up a beacon signal, even from a satellite.
The terrain is extremely rough.
Damn weather's sure not helping.
Contact Admiral Piquet. Alert NATO chain of command.
Make sure we have a flash op rep out over all U.S. national circuits.
Aye, sir.
No names, sir.
[ grunting ]
Stack! Stackhouse!
Stack!
Are you okay?
- Yeah. - ***, man. Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay. You look terrible.
Yeah? Hey, man, that looks pretty bad.
Let me see this. Oh, man.
Oh, we gotta change this.
We need a new field dressing on this.
***. Squeeze right here.
[ groans ]
So...
where are we, Mr. Navigator Man?
In the mountains north of Miciovic.
You think they saw us eject?
We are not gonna be around to find out.
Reigart's gonna be really curious what happened to his $40 million plane.
Forget it. I already tried. You need to get to higher ground.
What? You think it'll work up there?
Yeah. Just get high enough.
All right. All right. Sit tight.
- Hey, Chris. - What?
Listen, I should've dodged that second missile.
Yeah, you should've. You blew it. You took me down with you.
I thought you had great reflexes. What happened to you?
I used to have, like, a good pilot. Man, you're slippin'.
You need to watch it.
Oh, God.
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Cheering ]
- [ Speaking Foreign Language ] - [ Cheering ]
[ Cheering ]
[ Rumbling ]
Oh, ***.
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Whispering ] Oh, *** it.
Reconnaissance mission, yes?
Not bombing mission, right?
You photograph?
[ Soldiers Laugh ]
- You alone? - Correct.
[ Shouts In Foreign Language ]
No!
[ Whistles ]
Alpha Whiskey, this is Archangel 0-6, over.
[ Garbled Over Static ] Alpha Whiskey, this is Archangel 0-6, over.
Can you read me?
What is that?
Sorry, sir. There seems to be some interference.
It's the homing beacon from the ejection seat, sir.
Aye, aye, sir.
Alpha Echo, Alpha Echo, Alpha Whiskey directs cease buzzer on 0-6.
[ Beeping ]
[ Beeping Stops ]
Alpha Whiskey, this is Archangel 0-6, over. Do you read?
0-6, this is Alpha Whiskey.
I read you loud and clear. Go ahead.
Archangel is down. I say again.
Archangel is down, and I am on the run.
Slow down. What is your count?
Minus one. Stackhouse. They shot him.
No names over the net.
Confirm your last.
Minus one. Confirmed.
Serbs in camo shot my pilot.
Now, hold on, son.
You're saying that a uniformed soldier killed your flight officer?
No, I'm saying they executed him.
They talked-- They were talking to him, then they shot him in the head.
All right, calm down, son. We're working on it. Wait one.
How soon can your team be ready?
We're ready now, sir. You say the word, and we'll saddle up.
0-6, consult your chart.
Reposition to rally point three.
I read 133-41.
Maintain radio silence.
We're comin' to get you, son. Just make your way to the rally point.
0-6 copies. Out.
Aye, aye, sir.
Let him know I need a green light to go get my boy.
[ Captain ] Command and control comes from Red Crown.
You men have three slicks loaded with 2.75 rocket pods...
and guns at your disposal.
Use advisedly.
I want gimbal attachments for all fast ropers.
Team leaders report to me as soon as your squad is ready.
Come.
Admiral, what's going on down there?
We have an F-18 down in southern Bosnia.
- One pilot suspected dead. - Who authorized a search and rescue?
I did.
Call it off. Stand down, Admiral.
Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
We have pilots down. One probably is already dead.
Admiral, I have spoken personally to Bosnian military commanders,
and they assure me that the shoot-down was perpetrated...
by renegade forces outside of their control, attempting to disrupt the peace process.
Well, of course they're gonna say that, aren't they?
They're also claiming, Admiral, that your aircraft was way off mission.
Yes, but--
If we fly in there, we create a shitstorm and the whole treaty will collapse.
Admiral, Burnett says that Serb troops murdered his pilot.
Is your pilot an expert on Bosnia?
Can he tell the difference between the uniforms of Serbs, Croats and Muslims?
Because I can't, and I've been posted here for five years.
If your man is in danger, he should get himself into a safe zone.
That is what he's briefed and trained to do.
Listen, Leslie. I can have your fleet commander order you to stand down,
or you can do it yourself.
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Bullet Whistling ]
God!
[ Yelling ]
[ Gunshot ]
Alpha Whiskey, this is 0-6. Come in.
0-6, go ahead.
0-6 is at rally point three and standing by.
0-6, uh, latest intel says your current location undoable for pickup.
Stand by to copy rendezvous point.
Say again your last. I am at the rendezvous point.
You need to hump it out to a safe zone.
I set I-P Cadillac. Canada 1-5,
Virginia 2-0. Read back.
No. Negative. Negative.
I do not understand.
Why is this spot not doable for pickup?
I am good to go. I say again,
I am good to go now.
Burnett!
0-6, you are a combat naval aviator.
Start acting like one.
You've been shot down. Life is tough. I am very sorry.
Now you pull yourself together. You do whatever it takes.
Create some angles between you and your pursuers.
Use your training. Use your head.
Evade and survive, and we will bring you home.
Do you understand? We will bring you home!
[ Soldiers Shouting ]
0-6.
0-6.
[ Chattering ]
[ Whispering ] Someone's coming.
[ Frequency Static ]
We lost the signal, sir.
We're on it, sir.
- We're tracking him in the SCIF, sir. - On me.
[ Gasps ]
At ease.
Sir, we were able to track the emergency radio signal to somewhere in this radius.
It's pretty far away.
But we think the pilot transmission came from here.
[ Man On Radio ] 3-1-4 recycle--
Now, this is imagery from a Northrop Grumman relay satellite...
downlinked through the Janep Processing Center in Stuttgart.
We've hot-wired it for heat image,
and it's streaming in now.
This isn't strictly legal, sir.
[ Man On Radio ] Roger 4.9503.
Okay, here we go.
Yes, sir.
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Grunting ]
What's going on? He's down. He been shot?
- [ Beeping ] - They're almost on him.
Son of a ***.
- Why isn't he moving? - Come on, Burnett, move.
They're right on him!
What are they doing?
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Child Crying ]
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
What's goin' on?
Has he been killed?
[ Grunting ]
[ Groans ]
He's moving. That's him.
[ Breathing Heavily ]
Briggs, stay on it. Resize and widen broadband.
Plug it in with N.S.A.
- What the hell's going on? - Damn it.
- That's not us. The door's closing. - Fix it, for Christ's sakes!
[ Briggs Sighs ] We're down. It's cooked.
I want intel on this situation.
Yes, sir.
Come.
Sorry, sir. Nothing in the last hour.
Sir?
Burnett, in the radio room. I, uh, I was--
I was trying to motivate him, but...
maybe I carried it too far.
Called him by his name. Stupid. Damn.
Just human, sir.
Sir?
It's why I push him so hard. For times like these.
- Permission to speak freely, sir. - Oh, come on, Tom.
You're gonna say whatever you're gonna say. Don't patronize me.
Sir, what in the hell are we doing?
We've got a guy stuck on the ground, and we're just sittin' here.
It's a complicated situation, Tom.
Why isn't this all over the news?
I mean, why isn't the president on the phone with Pale or whoever,
makin' sure this kid gets out safe?
Well, he was off mission. Piquet has a point there.
All due respect, Piquet's got his own agenda, sir.
This kid might not have the best attitude, but he's no idiot.
If he says he's gettin' shot at, I gotta believe him.
Well, what the hell do you expect me to do?
Command tells me I gotta sit on my hands. What else can I do?
Right. I forgot.
It's not your call.
You're damned right it's not my call!
Apology, sir. Of course you can't do anything.
[ Man On TV ] It's been confirmed to us...
that an American combat aircraft, an F-18 Super Hornet,
has been shot down over Bosnia.
It was hit over Miciovic in southern Bosnia at around 6:00 yesterday morning.
Mr. Burnett?
The pilot is feared dead, his navigator is believed to have survived.
- It's about your son. - Their names are still being withheld,
pending notification of their next of kin.
We still don't know who shot the F-18 down.
It's the Serbs who control most of southern Bosnia,
but they allege insurgents are to blame...
and say they're doing everything to help locate the crew.
It's also unclear what, if any, impact...
this incident will have on NATO's withdrawal.
- [ Door Opens ] - Admiral.
You and I have known each other for how long? Five years?
Something like that.
I've always commended your work to your superior officers.
I've sent you information whenever you've requested it.
Thank you, sir. I appreciate your support.
And this is the thanks I get?
We have one disagreement over how to handle a downed pilot,
and you stab me in the back.
You go to the media, to my contact,
and you make me look like an ***.
You brought him on my boat. His press report is accurate.
Our man is down behind enemy lines!
Now what the *** is the problem?!
Do you have any idea...
how much damage this incident may cause to the peace process?
All I know, Admiral, is that the American people want their pilot back.
Exactly! Americans. All you care about is your own damn pilots!
What happens when the fighting starts again?
Will America recommit its forces to stop a major war?
No. You don't have any control over that little detail, do you?
You might have helped save your man today, Reigart-- And I emphasize "might."
But you risked the lives of thousands tomorrow.
[ Door Closes ]
[ Child's Laughter Echoing ]
[ Laughter Continues ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Laughter, Chatter ]
[ Car Engine Starts ]
[ Laughing ]
***!
[ Men Shouting In Foreign Language ]
Oh, ***.
[ Screams ]
[ Glass Shattering ]
[ Groaning ]
Alpha Whiskey, Alpha Whiskey. This is Archangel.
- [ Knock On Door ] - Sir, they've got a signal. It's Burnett.
Archangel 0-6, this is Alpha Whiskey. Go ahead, 0-6.
I'm on course with your last instructions.
[ Breathing Heavily ]
I'm keyed up and waiting for your--
waiting for you to name the fairway.
0-6, this is Alpha Whiskey. Uh, how you doin', son?
I don't know. You tell me, sir.
Uh, the hard bit's over. You need to get yourself, uh,
five klicks east, uh, to the sweet spot.
Understood?
Roger. Understand that spot to be friendly.
Good for birds.
Uh, that's affirmative. Spot is friendly.
You need to get there, stay out of trouble and big mother will pick you up.
Next contact at, uh, 1700.
Roger.
Uh, go ahead, 0-6.
Sir, I shouldn't have left Stackhouse.
Distract him.
Uh, 0-6, uh, your last transmission was garbled.
Let's talk about your, uh, uh, your gear.
Uh, how's it holding up?
The gear's good. I have the basic pack.
I left some of it at the crash site.
I guess I got rattled when I ejected at Mach 3.
You've still got your boots, haven't you, cowboy?
Roger. They were tied on.
You've got it made.
You're an optimist, sir.
See, I had you figured for a grouch.
[ Chuckles ]
Okay, 0-6,
Roger.
Are you gonna be there, sir?
That's affirmative, son. Out.
He's here.
Yes, sir. I suggest we place him here.
It's open ground near the town of Hac, well inside the safe zone.
All right, let's go for the extraction.
[ Reigart ] Bridge command area responsibility:
Ingress will be north, egress south.
From the position of the radio contacts,
you can see that he has basically circled back towards the crash site.
[ Door Opens ]
Continue: "bulldog." Delay: "cycle." Abort is "wash down."
Aircraft down is "cobalt." Success is "ripper."
Captain, you can take it from here.
Thank you, sir. Bravo will establish a security perimeter,
Admiral Reigart.
Let me introduce you to Colonel Brigant. He will conduct the pickup.
Get me Admiral Donnelly on the line.
I have spoken with Admiral Donnelly on this matter and have his full support.
You will stand down.
[ Dogs Barking, Distant ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Leaves Rustling ]
♪♪ [ Rock On Stereo ]
[ Stackhouse Whispering ] Chris.
[ Twigs Snapping ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪ I roam around, around, around, around ♪
♪ Well, there's Flo on my left and there's Mary on my right ♪
Hey! Hey!
♪ Well, that I'll be with tonight ♪
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]
♪ I tear open my shirt I got Rosie on my chest ♪
Yeah.
♪ I roam around, around around, around, around ♪
♪ Well, I roam from town to town ♪
♪ I go through life without a care ♪
♪ And I'm as happy as a clown ♪
♪ With my two fists of iron and I'm going nowhere ♪♪
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]
You American?
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
Nine-millimeters?
Nine-millimeter.
[ Dialing Cell Phone ]
[ Line Rings ]
[ Man On Phone Speaking Foreign Language ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
- Do you have water? - Water? No water.
Thanks.
It's good.
- Ice Cube. - Yeah. I like Ice Cube.
I like all hip-hop, uh, rap music. West Coast, East Coast.
N.W.A, Public Enemy.
♪ They said stop, freeze ♪
♪ I got froze up because I'm public enemy number one ♪
♪ One, one, one, one ♪♪
That's good.
That's good. He's good.
[ Man On Radio ] We are 10 miles north.
♪♪ [ Rock On Radio ]
- You know where we're going? - Hac.
Hac? That's good. Good.
♪♪ [ Continues ]
- [ Machine Gun Firing ] - Jesus Christ!
Tell 'em to go!
[ Bullets Whizzing ]
[ Screaming ]
[ All Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Screams ]
Come on! Come on!
[ Gunfire Continues, Distant ]
[ Child Crying ]
Hey.
Come on. Come on. Let's go. Let's go, okay?
Whoa, whoa. Hold it, hold it.
Shut up.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
There was no bombing. We were taking pictures. Photographs.
Photographs of what? Of what?
Lokar's coming back here again, killing everyone.
It's true. Lokar killed everyone-- children, women--
and buried them up there in the hills.
In the hills. Yes, I saw them. I saw the graves.
Yes, I saw them. I saw the bodies in the hills.
Tell him. I am an American. I am on your side. That's what I'm sayin'.
You go outside.
Tell them you are an American. They don't kill American.
Ice Cube, tell-- Get over here. Tell this guy that we have photographs.
***!
[ Shouting ]
America say they make them sign deal.
But they already break it. America government for ***!
Now go!
[ Breathing ]
[ Breathing Continues ]
[ Screaming, Muted ]
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
[ Screams ]
[ Gunshot ]
[ Gunshots ]
[ Static On Radio ]
[ Speaks Foreign Language ]
[ Static Continues ]
[ Scattered Gunfire ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Shouting ]
Hey. Hey. It's okay. It's me. It's me!
Come on.
Time.
Three minutes, sir.
Stop! Shh!
[ Helicopter, Distant ]
Let's go.
[ Phone Ringing ]
[ Piquet ] Leslie?
I'm afraid there's bad news.
The Bosnian-Serb Fourth Army Patrol found Lieutenant Burnett near Hac.
I regret to inform you that Lieutenant Burnett is...
...dead.
Thank you.
There's meant to be a peace deal. Hac was meant to be a safe haven.
Yet once again in Bosnia, that's proved an illusion.
And in the midst of fighting around the southern enclave,
Bosnian Serb forces announce they'd found the body...
of the American navigator, Lieutenant Chris Burnett,
whose plane was shot down two days ago.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
The Serb authorities are claiming he was shot by Muslim guerrillas...
opposed to the recently signed Cincinnati Peace Accord.
[ Woman ] The Serbs say the body was discovered by one of their teams...
that had been taking part in a combined search-and-rescue attempt...
since the F-18 was shot down two days ago.
This incident is bound to spoil NATO's hopes for a clean exit from the Balkans,
and frustrates U.S. military leaders who were only days away...
from a complete withdrawal from Bosnia.
[ Man On TV ] For NATO's forces on the eve of their departure from this region,
the news of Lieutenant Burnett's death comes as another dark blow...
at the end of a disturbing and ultimately unsuccessful chapter in the alliance's history.
[ Man On Headset ] Savior 6, Savior 6 from Gold Eagle Command,
be advised the package is not in position.
Mission is scrubbed. Return to base immediately.
Hey! Hey!
Wait! We're here!
[ Shouting ] We're here! Hey!
Come on! *** it!
We're right here!
You've gotta be *** me!
Son of a ***! They killed him!
Captain.
We did nothing.
[ Panting ]
We're right here.
We're right-- ***!
What's that?
It's not safe here. We'll keep going.
No. You go.
They killed my pilot because we took pictures of the graves.
And I know where they are.
And I'm gonna get 'em, so he didn't die for no reason.
Don't follow me. It's safer here.
[ Ice Creaking ]
***.
***. Why is this off?
Why is this off? Why is this--
[ Blows ]
[ Bird Squawking ]
Come on.
Come on! *** it!
[ Beeps ]
- Okay. Okay, come on. Come on. All right. - [ Beeping ]
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[ Continues Beeping ]
[ Man On P.A. ] For the information of all hands,
the ship will be relieved on station.
It will set course for home base, effective 2300 this evening.
Sir?
All right, thank you.
- [ Pinging ] - It's the homing beacon, sir. On the second ejection seat.
The only way to reactivate that beacon is from the seat, manually.
Seven minutes.
Sir, you've gotta be very familiar with our systems to reactivate that beacon.
Sir, it could be a setup.
It's a radio transmission. They are hearing the same music.
Sir, I agree.
Sir, we really should notify NATO command...
or at least contact Donnelly for clearance prior to launch.
Tom.
I get it. We wait, Burnett dies.
Piquet was very clear with his objections, sir.
So be it.
I'm not gonna let that kid die out there while we sit around on this ship!
[ Panting ] Okay. All right.
Okay. All right. Okay.
Okay, okay.
***!
- [ Explosion, Distant ] - [ Gasps ]
Gentlemen,
I wanna make one thing clear before we leave.
I intend to put you in harm's way.
Any man who doesn't wish to join this mission...
step away right now.
All right, then. Let's go get our boy back.
About two klicks up this valley, we're gonna make a hard right.
[ Helicopters Approaching ]
[ Beeping ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Groans ]
[ Rumbling, Distant ]
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Shouting ]
[ Reigart ] There he is. There he is!
[ Screaming ]
Come on! Come on! Damn it! What the hell is he waiting for?
[ Beeping ]
Come on!
Come on! Come on, kid!
- It's too hot to set down. We'll have to cover him off. - [ Man ] Going around. Roger.
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]
*** it!
Come on! Okay.
[ Shouting ]
[ Screaming ]
- [ Screams ] - Go!
Captain, fast rope. Go get him.
[ Man ] He's out, sir. He's on the rope.
- [ Reigart ] Sniper in the open. - We'll take him.
Come on, son. Come on!
Go!
[ Shouting ]
They got him! Pull up! Pull up!
Hey, Chris.
Hey, Glen.
Admiral.
This is why they killed Stackhouse.
Admiral.
You're holding a letter for me. I'd like to get it back.
I think I can find it.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
♪♪ [ Rock ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
♪ And everybody wants to see you suffer ♪
♪ They know that you need the pain so much ♪
Yeah!
- [ Cheering ] - Whoo!
♪ Then they charge you with the rescue blues ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ The rescue blues ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ And everybody wants to see you fall ♪
♪ That's why they always love to get you high ♪
♪ And everybody knows you need the pain so much, lady ♪
♪ Keep in touch, baby ♪
♪ Just don't charge me with your rescue blues ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Rescue blues ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ [ Chorus Vocalizing ]
♪♪ [ Vocalizing Continues ]
♪♪ [ Ends ]
♪♪ [ Choir Singing ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪♪ [ Ends ]