One screen showed the entire Pacific Ocean, a second showed the smaller Pacific area in which they were operating, and the third showed a smaller area still, with the ships and formation around the USS Constitution. Dillon stood behind the admiral and took in the displays. The countries were outlined in different colors, each ship and airplane was represented by a graphic, and there were various other symbols that Dillon could only guess at. It looked like a very complicated—and very enjoyable—computer game. For a moment he forgot he was on a huge moving ship. “You ever seen anything like this, Mr. Dillon?” “No, sir, I really haven’t,” Dillon said, understating the obvious. Dillon had been awestruck ever since setting foot on the aircraft carrier. He had seen movies, heard stories, even lived in a city that always had carriers present. But nothing had prepared him for the sensory assault that being on a carrier created. The activity around him moved at the speed of sound, especially on the flight deck.
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