The Movie War Games Inspired President Reagan To Take Cybersecurity Seriously
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Tag: 1983
Taking The F-14A Tomcat On Cruise For My First Time
In 1982, Paul Nickell was a “nugget” Naval Aviator heading to his first fleet assignment with VF-24 “Renegades” at the now fabled Naval Air Station Miramar near San Diego—also known as Fighter Town USA. His mount was the still somewhat unpredictable but fiercely powerful Grumman F-14A Tomcat. Not long after arriving he would set sail aboard the USS Ranger for his first cruise. In this the third chapter of our multi-part series about Paul’s adventures flying Navy fighters in the 1980s—from chasing SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him—he gives us an incredibly intimate view of what it was like for a pilot taking the still adolescent Tomcat to sea for their very first time.