United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program
| United States Navy Fighter Weapons School | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Role | Aerial Warfare |
| Part of | Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) |
| Headquarters | NAS Fallon, Nevada, U.S. |
| Nickname | "Top Gun" |
| Anniversaries | Activated March 3, 1969 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | CAPT Dan Pedersen David Frost |
The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylized as TOPGUN), is a United States Navy training program that teaches air combat maneuvering tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers, who return to their operating units as surrogate instructors.
The program began as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, established on 3 March 1969, at the former Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. In 1996, the school was merged into the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.