The Last Ship: Season 5

Three years after the Red Rust epidemic, Chandler is working at the navy academy, Kara Green has become the new captain of the Nathan James with Carlton Burk as her XO, Granderson, Jeter and Meylan work at the United States Southern Command in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Danny Green, Wolf Taylor, Azima Kandie and Sasha Cooper are working in Panama, on a mission in an attempt to try to persuade the Panamanian president to accept aid from the United States, something he doesn't accept when they event

Following the attack on the fleet by Tavo's air force, Chandler and command debate their next move, where Chandler suggests that the Nathan James could defend the canal in Mexico where the oil supply is located, but is downvoted by Lieutenant General Anita DuFine and General Don Kinkaid stating that they do not have the resources. At sea, the Nathan James battles a Colombian navy ship in blind, only using maps and minimal sonar navigation as assistance. The crew, led by Kara Green and Slattery,

As enemy forces make their way north, Chandler decides to head back on board the Nathan James where representatives from Cuba and Mexico have met up with the crew to discuss an alliance to fight against Gran Colombia led by Gustavo Barros. The representatives are agitated at one another due to the tension and conflict between the two countries, which even leads to their own soldiers fighting in the cafeteria. Slattery brings the representatives back to the table afterward, and with Chandler, giv

At sea, the Nathan James faces Colombian forces alongside Mexican and Cuban forces. The Mexicans manage to sink one ship that strikes their minefield, while another Colombian ship is headed towards the James before being scared away towards the Cuban forces. Though the Cubans respond by saying they will engage, they do not show any sign of responding later on. The James is then attacked repeatedly by an almost unseen Iowa-class battleship. Though Chandler insists they chase it, Commander Kara Gr

Four months following the previous episode, the Nathan James is still undergoing repairs while its crew has drawn back to civilian life. Chandler, along with members of the U.S. Southern Command plan an extraction mission to get Barros' chief war strategist who is in Jamaica. Though president Reiss tells Chandler it is too dangerous for him to go, Chandler joins the mission regardless, alongside Eric Miller, Carlton Burk, Wolf Taylor and Danny Green. They capture the strategist, Manuel Montano,

The U.S. launches a plan to provide weapons to Cuban resistance members, a plan which is considered highly risky, even by president Reiss. Despite this, navy and marine soldiers join forces and are deployed to Cuba, Chandler, Cooper, Taylor, Danny Green, Kandie and Miller being among them. While they and the marines leave the C-130 safely along with the package of weapons, Chandler remains on the plane until it is suddenly shot down by an unknown missile. The plane presumably crashes at sea. Cha

American and Cuban resistance forces descend on a secret military base east outside of Havana, known as Camp X. It is unknown what the base hides, but the American and Cuban resistance forces face heavy backfire from the pro-Gran Colombian Cuban soldiers, going so far to use an M1 Abrams tank against them. American forces have also established a temporary base for their Cuban operations, which Chandler heads. He is advised by the son of local Cuban that there are tunnels that lead into the base,

Octavio de la Paz and his troops raid the U.S. Southern Command, looking for both the president and Chandler. He discovers the presidential bunker and orders the president to step out, something he refuses to do, but eventually complies with. President Reiss is brought in front of a camera and ordered to confess to his alleged actions that caused the Red Flu, Red Rust and the war with Gran Colombia. Initially, he refuses to, but after being slowly hanged by a rope, he subsequently confesses, alm

Following the hostage situation at the Southern Command, the U.S. plans an invasion of Gran Colombia, headed by the navy and marines. They plan to enter at unguarded locations where the Colombian forces will not expect them. Navy and marine forces go to shore at the Red Beach, where they observe Barros' residence, heavily guarded. Danny Green and Carlton Burk keeps lookout at sea, but has to dive under when a Colombian Coast Guard vessel approaches. The Coast Guard picks up one of their trackers

The United States's invasion of Colombia begins as the navy and marines land on the Red Beach, facing resistance from Colombian forces. The Nathan James assists for a brief period of time before it backs down due to risky firing range. After defeating the Colombian forces on the beach, the military moves in and starts heading inland, their goal to catch Barros. Cooper, Taylor, Kandie, Danny Green and some other navy soldiers also head inland in an attempt to locate Barros. They eventually reach