The vessel, which carries a helicopter with a range of 200 miles, was expected to arrive at the rescue site in two days.
Anyone bringing a bottle of water, which will be taken to the rescue site in lower Manhattan, will receive a free drink.
But the determination at the rescue site gave me pause.
During the operation, the rescuers opened fire on an Iraqi truck that was approaching the rescue site.
In the film, nine body bags are taken to the rescue site and laid on the ground side by side.
The truck, Captain Johnson said, came within 200 yards of the rescue site and "looked to be driving toward my survivor."
The rescue site literally becomes a carnival, with rides, entertainment, songs about Leo, even games of chance.
The rescue site was fifteen hundred kilometers away, but even so, he'd expected something spectacular.
When they visit the rescue site, visitors treat them like rock stars.
The system is designed to be flown to a rescue site on various military and commercial aircraft.