Steve Canyon assumes command of an experimental mission involving a KB-50 tanker towing three F-102 Interceptors like a flying aircraft carrier. The plan, conceived by Gen. "Shanty" Towne, an old flying buddy of Steve's (who is grounded because of failing health) is in danger of being cancelled.

Steve is assigned to aid his friend Bradshaw, a test pilot, in a hazardous project to launch F-100 Super Sabres from the backs of trucks with rocket boosters. When Bradshaw's booster fails to detach in flight it places the him and the whole program in danger...but Col. Canyon has a plan.

Canyon takes charge of re-educating a "hot shot" team of devil-may-care fly boys to basic Air Force principles: he attempts to bring the flamboyant playboys back to proper perspective.

Colonel Canyon and his friend Major "Pitch" Hammer prepare for an around-the-world flight in F-102 jet fighters which are wired to transmit their brain waves and heart reactions to ground stations en-route, but Major Hammer has a secret that jeopardizes the mission.

Canyon is pressed into defending a court-martialed pilot who has been accused of reckless flying and negligence but who will not cooperate in his own defense.

Col. Canyon attempts to bring home a giant, crippled C-130 "Hercules" transport plane across the pacific. Passengers rebel over having to throw out valuable possessions to reduce weight and Steve has to make a serious decision.

Steve goes to Altora Kansas to investigate reports of a flying saucer sighting.

At William's AFB, Arizona, Canyon investigates a jet crash in which the pilot was killed. The cause appears to be the pilot's fault. Urged by the pilot's father, Steve investigates further.

Canyon is assigned as the Project Officer charged with the responsibility of trucking the first Atlas missile from San Diego to Cape Canaveral (across our nations highways) for launching.

Steve is thrown from a plane while observing a paramedic training jump. The drillmaster fractures his leg attempting to aid Canyon and they both end up in a remote wilderness, miles from civilization...and help.

While Colonel Canyon is transporting an important American diplomat and his secretary from Istanbul to Pakistan, an enemy Mig jet fighter forces his unarmed C-47 to land in unfriendly territory. With an injured crewman and a plane that won't fly, how will they reach the border?

"Little Looey", a firebee guided missile used as a target for Air Force aerial gunnery competition, takes on almost human proportions at Yuma Air Force Base.

Leaving Morocco, Col. Canyon begins a grim race against time, weather, and death when in-flight refueling mysteriously fails during an attempt to establish a new round-the-world, non-stop speed record for the Strategic Air Command.

While piloting a B-52 bomber from Brazil to California, one of Canyon's crew becomes ill. A Flight Surgeon at their destination radios them that the illness is likely to be spinal meningitis and tells Steve the sick man must be treated immediately. But Canyon has some trouble with the landing gea...

Steve is assigned to pilot a plane that drops a test big one. This is a straightforward account of the preparation, dropping, and subsequent testing of an H-bomb and its aftereffects.

While flying a group of refugee children from an Austrian displaced-persons camp (to spend the holidays with American servicemen's families In Germany), Steve meets a nine year old girl who has never celebrated Christmas. He has to figure out a way to explain the true meaning of Christmas to her.

Canyon arrives at Big Thunder AFB and is immediately confronted with local citizens who refuse to accept the airmen and the base. The result: low morale...and violence.

A wealthy defense contractor is reported missing by his wife. The woman and a friend who is a State Senator convince Steve to conduct an all out search for the man as they suspect foul play from a foreign power.

With a civilian passenger on board, as Canyon attempts to land his jet fighter at Big Thunder AFB, he discovers that his nose wheel is damaged, and he must try to eject the frightened man before he risks a dangerous crash landing.

Canyon flies off on a goodwill mission in the pacific and lands in New Guinea where he is shown a pair of Army dog tags which belonged to a flier listed as missing in action during WW II. Steve investigates, taking the native who found the tags along with him, and runs headlong into trouble with ...

As Lt. Col. Steve Canyon and his B-52 crew are about to return to the US after a mission to Taipei, a persistent peddler sells him a wooden monkey souvenir. Back at Big Thunder, Canyon finds that the innocent-appearing carving has placed himself and Captain Maggie Gallagher into danger.

Canyon is caught between local morale and the Pentagon's wrath when a sadistic boxer puts Sgt. Berger in the hospital. The money is on Sgt. Featherstone (a former pro boxer) who wants to take on the bully, who is the light heavyweight contender and is training at Big Thunder for the upcoming titl...

Colonel Canyon and Major Williston are kidnapped by three men who take over their plane at gunpoint. The captors plan to rob the Penrose Air Force Base bank, use the plane for a getaway and bail out over Mexico, leaving the unfortunate fly-boys tied up aboard the plane to die when the plane runs ...

In this semi-documentary episode Col. Canyon heads up a USAF aerial task force on an around the world mission to attack "enemy forces" in the Caymen Islands.