With the Sea Dragons decommissioned, Kelly takes command of the Nuggets, a Marine aviation training unit.
The Nuggets take their first flights, Burner clashes with a powerful civilian, and Spoon eyes his dad's girlfriend.
Breaker and Spoon fly substandard solo flights, but Spoon soon cries foul play when he is the only one reprimanded.
When Ice's first solo flight almost ends in disaster, the flight mechanic on duty blames himself. Meanwhile, Spoon is attracted to his father's young fiancée.
Sam leaps into the body of a 19-year-old during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. His mission: to prevent a senseless murder caused by mass hysteria.