The Story
Hurricane Helen has devastated Hampton Roads, Virginia, paralyzing America's most important naval shipyard and maintenance facilities.
Amid the wreckage is the damaged hull of the next-generation Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. The very future of America's power projection is at stake.
Worse, COVID-19 fallout, unionized labor unrest, and inflation deepen the crisis, complicating recovery and the Navy’s future readiness.
Six leaders want America to succeed, but each carries their own motives. Can they serve their interests — and the nation’s?
