Battle: Los Angeles

....an unprecedented meteor shower falling off the coast of Tokyo.

The entire city is mesmerised by this incredible sight.

Two hours after the first contact...

...an unidentified enemy has reached our coastlines...

...in a swift and militaristic attack.

Right now, one thing is clear: The world is at war.

At 14:46 Pacific Standard Time...

...12 different locations across the globe were breached...

...in a coordinated attack by an unknown enemy.

All breaches were along the coastline...

...in what is a campaign of rapid dominance.

This is a textbook military invasion.

There are massive casualties in New York.

Defensive lines are being set up in Boston.

And at 13:15 Zulu time, we lost communications...

...with San Francisco and San Diego.

Their status is unknown.

What we know is that we are the last offensive force on the West Coast.

We cannot lose Los Angeles.

We have five birds down two klicks west of CP Victory.

We're hit, we're hit. Tighten your asses, we're going down.

Command and control is down.

Civilians in need of support two klicks northeast.

Cables inbound. Engage your sectors of fire, over.

Oh, shit. Shit, shit, shit.

Good morning, 94.5 with the Surfrider Foundation Morning Surf Report.

Surfers, hard northeast conditions blowing out there...

...the ocean slopping and chopping. There is some size starting to build....

Come on. Come on.

- Morning, staff sergeant. - Morning, sergeant.

Morning, staff sergeant.

- Morning, sergeant. - Morning, staff sergeant.

Morning, staff sergeant.

Morning, you little prick.

You know what they say. You're only as old as you feel, staff sergeant.

That's what I am worried about. I can't feel a damn thing.

....to the Pacific for our next report, where a cluster of meteors...

...is predicted to enter our atmosphere in the early hours tomorrow morning.

Go ahead.

They're expected to strike miles from land, far into the Pacific Ocean.

- John. - Oh, God.

What's up, Mike?

Hey. What happened to that picture of us in Iraq with that camel?

I mean, your girlfriend.

Hey, is this for real?

It's got your signature. I said, "That's got to be a mistake. He can't write."

No mistake, John. I did my 20. I know when to get out.

Come on. You got the box full of medals, a file full of commendations.

You can have them. Seems you like interior decorating.

A Marine's got a shelf life, you know? After that....

What? He spoils?

Something like that.

I will finish my training assignment with these Marines.

Get them combat ready.

And then I will be on my merry way.

You know, we could always use another lean, mean typing machine.

Shit, I ain't built like you, John.

Ugly, slow, soft.

God.

You had to make some tough calls there, Mike.

Especially that last one.

We all wish your men made it home.

Here we go.

You're expired.

Clear the shelf...

...staff sergeant.

Everything I know is in here, John.

What typically would have been detected months, if not years, before...

...surfaced in less than four hours.

These images giving some idea of the rate these meteors are travelling.

Scientists are abuzz, scrambling to try and understand it.

There's something just extremely uncomfortable...

...about a man your size sniffing a flower.

What you want is some hydrangeas.

Popular wedding flower, come in green, blue.

What colour is the bridesmaids' dresses?

Good question. You're amazing. Take a whiff. Smell it.

Yes, pretty girl?

For 300 more, she said we could have sprays of lilies.

Now, I know it's a lot, but it'd be so beautiful. What do you think?

300 dollars? Goodness gracious.

It's a no-brainer. You're only getting married once. Worry about 300 bucks?

- Thank you, Stavrou. Thank you. - Yeah, no worries.

You know what? It's your day. Do whatever you want.

I am going to hit you with something. What are you doing?

Busting your balls.

Tomorrow we shop for cakes.

And I can't wait.

I love cake.

Yo, Doc. What you doing?

Skyping back home.

Is that your girlfriend? Damn, she fine.

Doc. My boy.

That's my sister.

Goddamn.

Shoot, man. I am speaking objectively here, you know what I am saying?

All right, no, stop playing.

May I take a message?

Doc, is it all right if I have one of those first?

You eat it at your own risk.

They're very old.

So do you feel that you're making progress?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

I am sleeping a lot better.

And then also around the firing range and everything...

...when I first came back and hear the pop, pop, pop...

...I'd get jumpy and it would mess with me a bit and a little bit of a setback.

But now it, you know...

...doesn't bother me.

So I think that's progress.

So, what's the story with my status, doc?

I mean, are you going to clear me for combat? Because....

Yeah, I feel good.

Let's meet again next week...

...and we will discuss it. Okay?

All right, thank you. Thank you very much, doc.

Harris' girl is making the dude organise his entire wedding...

...two weeks before we deploy.

I say the chick's busting his balls like nobody's business.

But he got two weeks to get it done because we're out.

So I just came by to visit you one last time before we leave.

And I brought Dad's five iron with me. And you know what that means.

Me and the boys are going to go out tonight, continue the tradition.

Have a good time, you know?

I will see you soon, bro.

See you soon.

Motown, give me boots. I am going skiing.

Oh, that's how you do it, baby.

Here they come.

Don't mess this up, man. They cannot know that you a virgin.

How do you know I-- Who says I am a virgin?

We know you are. Look at your face.

What are you telling her? Telling her what?

Oh, come on, you guys. You're killing me.

That dog going to hunt. Damn, Daktari, you can play, man.

We have courses in Nigeria, Imlay.

Shit. How am I supposed to know, man? It's an American game, right?

Adukwu's our Navy corpsman. He's like a medic.

No, not like a medic. Medic is the Army. I am a Navy corpsman.

Well, sailor, yes.

I came here to become a doctor.

Slow down.

That's like number five.

How many have you had?

No, I am good.

- Now, this guy here, Mr. Lenihan... - Hey.

...his mom signed so he could join up at 17.

And I look after him because this boy don't know his ass from a hot rock.

- Not on my truck, dude. - Easy, now. Easy, buddy.

- Oh, yeah. - Not on my truck.

- Toast. To Lenihan. - To Lenihan.

Good luck, rookie.

Retreat, hell.

....emergency developing throughout NASA and the space community.

We now know that meteors will land off the coasts of eight different cities...

...and that number could keep rising.

Evacuations now under way in Southern California...

...moving the population back from the coastline.

But a lot of curious people are clamouring for views.

What are you doing up so early? Lieutenant. Still got to get used to that.

This thing right?

- Here. You want me to do it? - It's tricky.

They got to be parallel to the deck. That's the whole thing with these bars.

Don't forget to call Mr. Gilliam, okay? Okay.

- Call me later. - I will call you later.

That's my baby. All right.

Let's go. Move.

Quick time. March.

Marines. Into the trucks and report to your company. Let's go.

Move it. Let's move.

Move it.

- Load them up. - Move it.

What's going on, first sergeant?

Meteors hitting off California now...

...but they got the whole goddamn base being mobilised.

I am bringing you back to the company, Mike. They need you.

First sergeant.

All hands on deck, staff sergeant.

- You heard we might be mobilising? - Yes, sir.

Moving you up to squad leader.

It's a big responsibility, but you can handle it.

Thank you, sir.

Staff Sergeant Beck is being replaced by Staff Sergeant Nantz.

What do you know about him?

He's a very dedicated Marine.

Don't bullshit me, corporal.

What'd you hear about his last tour?

Just the grimy details that everybody else already knows.

But at the end of the day, you're our lieutenant...

...and we take our orders from you, sir.

You're assigned to 1st Platoon under Second Lieutenant Martinez.

His platoon sergeant's on leave, so you're going to have to suck it up.

Yeah, so, here's the lieutenant right up here, 1 o'clock.

He's a kid, Mike.

Right out of officer training school.

He's only been with us a month, but I think he's sharp.

It's just an evacuation, buddy. He's in charge.

Just keep an eye on him, huh?

Just don't lose my paperwork.

- Lieutenant. - Good afternoon, staff sergeant.