United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program
The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylized as TOPGUN), is a United States Navy training program that …
Top Gun: The Edge of Aviation - U.S. Department of Defense
More than three decades ago, the movie Top Gun not only had everyone feeling the need for speed, it also introduced the Navy's elite fighter weapons school to the world.
TOPGUN: The Navy’s First Center of Excellence
U.S. Navy aircrews were flying the most modern fighters in the world—the F-4 Phantom II and F-8 Crusader—against a relatively primitive foe in the North Vietnamese air force, yet the Navy’s …
It Started in a Parking Lot: TOPGUN's History Revealed
2022年1月26日 · The famed Navy school TOPGUN has been a name synonymous with military excellence for more than 50 years, and it got its reputation long before the 1986 movie made it …
Navy Stories - Real Navy TOPGUN Fighter Pilots | Navy.com
TOPGUN is more than just a Hollywood movie. It's a real training program in the United States Navy. See the stories of three highly skilled Navy fighter pilots.
Ingrained Evolution: How TOPGUN Keeps Its Edge
2022年1月26日 · Technology has changed a lot since "Top Gun" the movie introduced the Navy's elite fighter weapons school to the world in 1986. Officially called the Strike Fighter Tactics …
The real Top Gun: History of the US Navy pilot school
2022年3月29日 · The 1986 film Top Gun saw Tom Cruise star in a fictionalized account of the real US Navy Fighter Weapons School (Image credit: Getty/CBS)
The History of the US Navy’s TOPGUN School - WAR HISTORY …
2022年5月19日 · The US Navy's TOPGUN school is best known for its portrayal in the 1986 film, Top Gun. Here's the history behind it and its famed aviators.
TOPGUN, Top School > U.S. Navy - All Hands > Display Story
2016年5月16日 · Originally, in 1969, the school was located at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego and had the very narrow but crucial objective of training Navy F-4 Phantom aircrews in …
The TOPGUN Legacy: Making Mavericks with Capt. Brian Ferguson
2022年5月31日 · Ferguson attended the Adversary Instructor Course at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as TOPGUN. He also commanded the Fighting Saints of Fighter …