Heres some more of the story line.
"Jake Fisher (played by Ashton Kutcher), and Ben Randall (played by Kevin Costner) are two Coast Guard aviators. When one of their squadron mates panics and resigns after an encounter with a Russian fishing trawler, Fiser and Randall heroically lead him back to base. Their squadron CO, debating whether to court-martial them or award them a medal, has to make a tough decision. Fisher and Randall have just been moved to the number 1 slot in the squadron. They get the opportunity of a lifetime- they get to go Top Fin, the coast guards premier weapons school.
At Top Fin, Fisher and Randall are nearly expelled for buzzing the tower in their high performance helicopter. However, Fisher and Randall straighten up and begin to show their true colors. Soon they are competing with Iceberg-Man for the number one slot, and the prestigious Top Fin trophy. Tragedy strikes though, when Fisher's helicopter gets caught in the rotor wash of Iceberg-Man's helicopter. Stuck in a deadly flat spin after their tail-rotor bangs out, Fisher is pinned to his seat by G-forces. Randall however, is able to force open the cockpit door jump out. However, he hits his head on the door handle and dies instantly. Fisher jumps to safety.
Devistated by the loss of Randall, Fisher nearly resigns but is spurred into action after Russian fishing trawlers begin entering U.S. waters. "
I won't ruin the ending for you guys, but let me tell you, with a story line this original, *anything* could happen.