Mitch Taylor és un noi de quinze anys que gràcies als seus experiments amb làser ultraviolat ha aconseguit una beca en un centre experimental a Pacific Teach. Tot i ser un geni està espantat de viure lluny de casa seva. Chris Knight fa tres anys que estudia al centre i està considerat com un dels millors, com un dels "cervells juvenils" del país.

This short film looks at the purpose and methods of the U.S. Air Force, and the difficulties of getting along with civilian neighbors. The story involves members of an Air Force base proving their worth to the mayor of a nearby town who would like to see them gone due to noise pollution.

Pilots, bombardiers, and navigators tell their own story of the air war over North Vietnam through on-the-spot interviews filmed between actual combat missions. Tension-packed pilot briefings, ground preparations of B-52 bombers and F-105 fighters, and exciting take-off and landing scenes highlight the action sequences of this film.