Between the season 4 finale and this episode, Sarah 'Mac' MacKenzie is promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, which means she now outranks Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb.
The fictional carrier involved here is USS Patrick Henry (CVN-74); however, in the real world of the US Navy, CVN-74 is USS John Stennis, and USS Patrick Henry was SSBN-599, the second Polaris submarine, of the George Washington class, which served 1960-84.
This is the first episode of the series to be filmed and presented in 1:78:1 wide-screen format, due to the increasing popularity of HDTV at the time. All episodes henceforth would be shot this way. Standard Definition viewers however only saw cropped 1:33:1 versions until Paramount began releasing the program on DVD.
The clip showing the 2 Tomcats flying alongside the A-6 Intruder tanker, was from "The Final Countdown." The Tomcats were from VF-84, the Jolly Rogers. VF-84 would be disestablished in 1995.
The uniform on baby AJ is not the same one that was given to Harriet. There is no insignia on the sleeve.