Why the bar scene in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is more than just nostalgia
The bar scene, while nostalgic, functions as a crucial pivot point that sets up character arcs, thematic depth and emotional stakes.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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The real ‘Viper’: This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat
Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.
By Jon Guttman
3D animation shows the inner-workings of an AR-15
The video explains why the rifle is such an efficient, and ultimately dangerous, weapon.
By Sarah Sicard
New documentary scrutinizes Pentagon-Hollywood relationship — but is it propaganda?
Theaters of War offers a new perspective on the military's relationship with Hollywood.
By Davis Winkie
5 military movies that would be better with Velociraptors
We want to see more military movies "raptorized."
By Sarah Sicard
As recruiters struggle, Air Force seeks lift from ‘Top Gun’
Recruiters are seizing on the boost that Hollywood may offer, such as the buzz over the sequel to “Top Gun” from 1986.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Wives of fighter pilots on what ‘Top Gun’ gets right — and wrong
Four wives of fighter pilots dish the details you don’t see in the Hollywood films on this episode of The Spouse Angle.
By Military Times staff
This angry critic gave ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ just half a star
Not everyone is a fan of "Top Gun: Maverick."
By Sarah Sicard
Iwo Jima CO took his 700-man crew for a ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ movie night, popcorn included
Capt. Judd Krier took almost his entire crew of 700 shipmates to the movie last month.
Kicking tires and lighting fires with Coyote from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
"Top Gun: Maverick" debuted 36 years after the original.
By Kristine Froeba
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the respite from reality we all need
"Top Gun: Maverick" landed in theaters on Tuesday.
By Sarah Sicard