We got the bastards. Yeah! Good job, everyone. Congratulations. [Applause And Cheering] Commander, do you have visual? I repeat, we need visual confirmation. Has the target been destroyed?
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Negative.
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I repeat... target remains.
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What did you just say? You mean about faith? Well, you see, a man can live his entire life-- After that. The other part. What? What? I don't want you to catch cold.
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Liar.
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Any questions?
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Command has attempted to compile a list of casualties and losses, but information is sketchy at best. Well, we know we've lost the Belgian contingent in the Sinai. There's a strong possibility there may be more reinforcements hiding in the Golan Strait. [Speaking Arabic] What the hell's he saying? It seems they're getting a signal. Old Morse code.
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We have confirmed reports of combat-ready divisions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. That's impressive, considering it's all being done with, uh... Morse code. Are our forces here? We have sufficient aircraft for the battle plan, but... But what, General? Pilots are coming up short. Well, then find 'em. TV: Ham radio operators from New York toJapan trade rumors of military forces in hiding, unwilling to reveal themselves for fear of annihilation...
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Let's organize every plane we can find and get us some goddamn pilots to fly 'em. Yes, sir. He can't do that. Well, he just, uh... did.
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P.A.: What we're planning at this time is to launch a counteroffensive. However, with our depleted manpower, we're asking that anyone with any flight experience come forward. Military training is preferable, but anyone who can fly a plane would be useful. I can fly. I'm a pilot.
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How did you do that? I gave it a cold. I gave it a virus. A computer virus. Are you telling us you can send out a signal that will disable all their shields? That's right. Just like they used our satellites against us, we can use their own signal against them. If we plant a virus into that mother ship, it's gonna then filter down into all the corresponding ships below. I--I'm sorry. I don't understand. Just how, exactly, do we infect the mother ship with this virus? Well... we're going to, uh... have to, um, ahem, fly their alien craft out of our atmosphere and dock with it. We can enter here, as shown in these satellite photos. We then upload the virus. We then set off some kind of explosion, which will disable it, and that'll disorient the smaller ships below, and that could buy, I think, at least some time to, uh... to take 'em-- take 'em out. Take 'em down. Do your... do your stuff. This is ridiculous. How long would their shields be down? Uh... I don't know. A matter of minutes. You want us to coordinate a massive worldwide counterstrike with a window of only a few minutes? With the shields down, that might be possible. Oh, please. We don't have the manpower or the resources to launch that kind of a campaign. Not to mention that this whole cockamamie plan is dependent on a machine that no one in this world is qualified to operate. I wouldn't say that, sir. I've seen these things in action, and I'm well aware of their maneuvering capabilities. With your permission, General, I'd like the opportunity to try. That thing is a wreck. Crash-landed back in the fifties. We don't even know if it's capable of flying. Jim, uh, remove the clamps. [Clicking]
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Mitchell: You heard the president. Let's get this thing prepped and ready. Good luck, pilot. Thank you, Mr. President. A virus. Your idea. That's right.
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All right, guys, listen up. Mitchell: All right, pay close attention. These F-18s are very different than the jets you've piloted before. It's kind of strong. You'll have to forgive the expression, but you're about to get a crash course in modern avionics. Ugh! Keep it coming. Keep it coming. OK. You got it. All right, listen up. Before we can begin, we're going to have to get a little background information on your flight experience. Uh, let's start with you. Who, me? Uh... Well, I'm, uh, ahem, Russell Casse, sir. Um...and, uh, after 'Nam, I, uh, got into crop-dusting. And, uh, been doing that ever since. Oh, and on a, uh, personal note, sir, I'd just like to add that, uh... ever since I was kidnapped by aliens 10 years ago, I've been dying for some payback, and I just want you to know that, uh, I won't let you down. You have one tactical nuclear missile we're loading into this launcher we're installing under the right wing. This is the firing mechanism, to be attached to the ship's main console. Just like the Amraam launch pad on the Stealth. Except the nuke will not detonate at impact. You'll have 30 seconds to get your asses out of there. Good luck, gentlemen.
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[Speaking Japanese]
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Let's go! Mr. President, right this way, sir. We got your gear over here. I got a jumpsuit for you, and the rest of your gear's squared away in this duffel. You got your choice of helmets.
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They look a little nervous. I'm gonna need all flight crews to report to their designated areas immediately.