The date is 11 May 1987, the Persian Gulf tanker war is raging. A hostile nation has vowed to close the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial shipping. President Reagan responded with a prime time national TV address that "We will not tolerate aggression against our allies across the Persian Gulf and it will be met with overwhelming force." You are the Director of Operations for Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the USS Constellation, currently on patrol in the Gulf of Oman. Last night, hostile ...