With photos by Aaron B. Hicks, this layflat hardcover photo book depicts the cycle of carrier-based flight operations in the US Navy as experienced by Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN while deployed with the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Alert Five takes the viewer through start-up, line-up, and launch from an aircraft carrier. It brings the viewer airborne and has them in the back-seat for landing. Aaron brings a unique artistic flair to to the field of military aviation photography rarely seen before. Throughout the 110 pages and more than 85 original photographs, the majority with dedicated full two-page spreads, Alert Five delivers a stunning, eye-catching glimpse in to the world of carrier aviation.