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Samantha and Mick narrowly avoid their detection, and run into a fleeing NASA scientist. Both ships are destroyed in the battle.Earlier, a group of alien footsoldiers and scientists lands on Oahu and attack the NASA communications array. Using this knowledge, Hopper attacks another alien ship at dawn, using a sniper rifle with Nagata to breach their cockpit window and blind them with sunlight. They rescue an alien from the water and discover the aliens are very sensitive to sun light and have to wear filters during the day. During a night-time battle, the aliens and the Americans exchange pot shots, but Hopper manages to sink two alien ships. Captain Nagata and some of his crew members are rescued from the waters and assists the Americans in setting up a discreet way to track the aliens using wave-detection buoys. Hopper's superiors are killed, leaving him in command of the John Paul Jones. The aliens erect a massive energy field around the islands, trapping all ships in the immediate area, and preventing any communication or assistance from outside the area protected by the field.The aliens attack, destroying both Myoko and Sampson, the latter with no survivors. One ship collides with an orbital satellite and crashes in Hong Kong, while five others land in the waters near Hawaii, hearing of this, the John Paul Jones, Sampson and Myoko are sent to investigate. Meanwhile, Samantha accompanies Army veteran and amputee Mick Canales on a hike on Oahu in order to help him adapt to his prosthetic legs.A small fleet of alien ships arrives in response to the NASA signal. Hopper soon learns that he is to be kicked out of the Navy at the end of RIMPAC. During the RIMPAC opening ceremony, Hopper gets into a brawl with Captain Nagata of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, in charge of JDS Myoko (DDG-175).

A few years later, Hopper is a lieutenant in Combat Information Center on the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), an older sister-ship to his brother's command, the USS Sampson (DDG-102).Hopper also falls in love with Admiral Shane's daughter, Samantha, and wants to marry her, but is afraid of asking her father's permission, as he doesn't like Hopper. His brother Stone, a naval officer in command of USS Sampson an Arleigh Burke, forces Hopper to join the Navy. Meanwhile, Alex Hopper is a talented but undisciplined slacker. NASA scientists send a signal but get no reply. In 2005, a planet capable of supporting life is discovered by scientists and named "Planet-G".