Sam McKensie, a boy whose father was killed while attacking a surface to air missile base in Viet Nam, becomes a Naval Aviator in the footsteps of his uncle Bo Jameson. He eventually joins an elite and unknown SEAL team to assist in developing a HAHO/HALO system with capabilities far beyond the then current state of the art. He and his Uncle Bo lead elements of a multi-force Special Operations Team to plan and execute a mission to eliminate one of the largest threats the United States has ever faced. But then his wife Ashleigh, a Navy flight instructor, is kidnapped by enemy forces and the mission is threatened. . .