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All Hands Five-thousand sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, California, and sets a course for Hawaii and beyond.

Original4/27/2008
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Controlled Chaos An aircraft carrier is a perilous environment. The sailors’ only bulwark against danger and chaos is to bond with their units on board the ship.

Original4/27/2008
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Squared Away Deployment is stressful for everyone aboard, and there can be friction between enlisted personnel and their superiors. Port calls, like Guam in this episode, allow sailors to blow off steam, but they don’t relieve all the pressure.

Original4/28/2008
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Super Secrets Many aspects of life on a nuclear aircraft carrier are hush-hush, including the ship’s location, itinerary, details of how a nuclear reactor works — and on-board dating.

Original4/28/2008
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Groundhog Day After two months in the Gulf, one day starts to become indistinguishable from the next.

Original4/29/2008
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Show of Force The Nimitz arrives in the Gulf and conditions are extreme: flight deck temperatures hover around 120 degrees, while the pilots undertake grueling six-hour missions over Iraq.

Original4/29/2008
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Rites of Passage The last day in the Gulf is the last chance to drop bombs before the Nimitz heads home.

Original4/30/2008
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True Believers This episode explores the many expressions of faith onboard the USS Nimitz : faith in self, faith in one’s shipmates, faith in the mission of the ship and the president’s call to arms.

Original4/30/2008
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Full Circle 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.

Original5/1/2008
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Get Home-itis The Navy holds seminars to counsel sailors on what to expect when they return home — and how to make the transition smooth.

Original5/1/2008
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