Meanwhile, Grafton deals with two accidents, leadership problems, and himself facing being grounded due to deteriorated night sight.

After taking the ship, with Admiral Parker as a hostage, they successfully load 6 nuclear weapons onto three helicopters.

The crew of the ship does not want them stolen and in independent actions, contrary to orders, they destroy two of the helicopters.

The Admiral commanding the Mediterranean fleet is hesitant to hunt the helicopter which contains the nuclear weapons.

Running out of missiles and with his cannon jammed, Grafton opts to ram his F-14 into the enemy aircraft.