United States Navy Fighter Weapons School

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United States Navy organization fighter weapons school military training school

The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, popularly known as TOPGUN, is an elite U.S. Navy training program that develops advanced air combat tactics and instructs the Navy’s top fighter pilots.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Navy Fighter Weapons School	1
United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy organization ⓘ fighter weapons school ⓘ military training school ⓘ
alias	TOPGUN NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	air warfare ⓘ military aviation ⓘ tactical training ⓘ
focus	advanced air combat training ⓘ air combat tactics ⓘ fighter weapons employment ⓘ
garrison	Naval Air Station Fallon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotto	Train the trainers ⓘ
inception	1969 ⓘ
locatedIn	Fallon, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Air Station Fallon NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
mission	develop advanced air combat tactics ⓘ disseminate air combat tactics throughout the fleet ⓘ train and instruct the Navy’s top fighter aircrews ⓘ
notableFor	development of modern U.S. Navy air combat tactics ⓘ influence on fighter pilot training worldwide ⓘ popularization through the film "Top Gun" ⓘ
officialName	United States Navy Fighter Weapons School NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousLocation	Naval Air Station Miramar NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
regionServed	United States Marine Corps aviation units NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	center of excellence for Navy fighter tactics ⓘ
selection	elite fighter aircrews ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
shortName	TOPGUN NERFINISHED ⓘ
students	United States Marine Corps fighter aircrews ⓘ United States Navy fighter pilots ⓘ United States Navy flight officers ⓘ
subordinateTo	Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainingType	air-to-air combat training ⓘ air-to-ground tactics training ⓘ graduate-level tactical training ⓘ
usesAircraftType	F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ F/A-18E/F Super Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ other U.S. Navy tactical aircraft ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Top Gun → setting → United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ⓘ

Naval Air Station Fallon → homeTo → United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program

Walter E. Carter Jr. → educatedAt → United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navy Fighter Weapons School

Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky → education → United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ⓘ

subject surface form: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky