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
Navy lends carrier to Tom Cruise for new ‘Mission: Impossible′
Filming is believed to have taken place aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush.
By Sarah Sicard
Keeping firearms out of easy reach key to preventing military suicides
An independent commission made more than 100 recommendations to the Pentagon to prevent rising troop suicides, including restricting access to guns.
Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ should win the Oscar for Best Picture
It’s worth rooting for “Top Gun” to win it all, because it’s pure, unadulterated fun.
By Sarah Sicard
The biggest military stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.
By Military Times staff
Tomorrow’s ‘Top Guns’ will have uncrewed jets flying in the formation
They’ll autonomously aviate, communicate and navigate, and then carry out one or more reference missions in collaboration with each other.
By Ted “Hefty” Conklin
Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with ‘homesick’ Navy officer
Hawaii cannot deny a firearms permit simply because someone has sought counseling, a judge has ruled.
‘Devotion’ tells an understated friendship story set in the Korean War
"Devotion" premieres Nov. 23.
By Sarah Sicard
‘Top Gun’ reimagined with a cat is purrrrfection
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a combat cat?
By Sarah Sicard
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actors Phoenix and Bob love their call signs
"Phoenix" and "Bob" wouldn't change their call signs for the world.
By Sarah Sicard