The history of air combat has seen one recurring theme-new tactics
are learned in battle, forgotten or discarded when battle
concludes, and relearned at great cost during the next war. This
cycle continued into the 1960s, when America was drawn into the
Vietnam War. Despite having a skill and equipment advantage, US
Navy aircrews were faring poorly against North Vietnamese fighters.
Air combat lessons learned during prior wars, and since forgotten
or deemed inapplicable due to advances in technology, were once
again relevant. TOPGUN, the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, was
established in 1968 to teach Navy aircrews the core air combat
tactics, to train others in those tactics, and to ensure that naval
aviation "never again" forgot its lessons learned. TOPGUN: The
Legacy provides a unique, detailed, and never-before-told history
of the Navy Fighter Weapons School. Based on over 450 interviews
with graduates, instructors, and commanding officers, and thousands
of pages of archival documents, this definitive study covers the
early history of air combat tactical development, the school's
founding in 1968, and its progression throughout the decades to the
present day. TOPGUN's programs, significant events that shaped the
school, and its unique culture have made it a center of excellence
and the leading fighter weapons school worldwide.
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