Story by NAWCAD Visual Information | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 04.01.2025
For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's (NAWCAD) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, March 24-27....
Story by Kimberly Burke | Western Air Defense Sector | 04.19.2024
An air battle manager from the Western Air Defense Sector graduated from the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), held at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) on Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, April 19, 2024....
Story by Staff Sgt. Mercedes Taylor | 144th Fighter Wing | 12.29.2022
Pilots from the 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, challenged U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) students during their graduation capstone event Nov. 18- 20, 2022, at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Fighter pilots and airframes from military units across the United States are invited to oppose the TOPGUN students during their capstone events,......
Story by Courtney Pollock | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 06.07.2022
The original 1986 Top Gun was the movie that catapulted naval aviation into everyday pop culture for many Americans. The movie had fast jets, naval officers in their dress whites, and most importantly, comradery and friendship. Thirty-six years later and Tom Cruise’s Maverick is again touching down with the returned of the highly anticipated sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. Naval Station......
Story by Seaman Apprentice Devin Randol | Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic | 05.21.2022
Sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana were treated to an advance screening of “Top Gun: Maverick,” at the base theater, May 21....
Courtesy Story | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 03.28.2019
Adm. Bill Gortney (ret.) visited Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) onboard Naval Base San Diego, Mar. 28....
Courtesy Story | Naval Air Station Pensacola | 04.09.2018
PENSACOLA, Fla. – In the world of naval aviation there is a no more prestigious title than that of a flying ace. An ‘ace’ is an aviator who is directly responsible for shooting down five or more enemy aircraft....
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Mitchell | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.05.2016
With the sound of the Navy Band and the serene backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) held its first change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 5....
