Featured in F-14BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareNew Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57An aerial duel between a Cold War-era Tomcat and Russia’s latest fighter is the highlight of the latest sneak preview of the long-awaited movie. BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareBYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareTop Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These DocumentsOfficial documents detail the use of Navy aircraft, carriers, and bases, as well as provide details about the actual production of the movie. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareBYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 26, 2021ShareFinal F-14 Demo Crewman Remembers Legendary Tomcat Demo Pilot Dale “Snort” SnodgrassThere was only one king of the F-14 Tomcat demonstration and that was Dale “Snort” Snodgrass. BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 26, 2021ShareBYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareWe Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th BirthdayWe reminisce about Grumman’s big swing-wing jet that became as much a pop culture star as a weapon of war with a Navy pilot who knew it well. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareThis Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your DayVF-31 ‘Tomcatters” F-14D is seen raging through the skies during the final weeks of the type’s service in 2006. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980sThe same year USS Ranger became the star of Topgun, the carrier sailed with a air wing made up almost entirely of Grumman aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareRemember The Fallen With This Chilling “Grumman Cats” Missing Man FormationThe missing man formation is an incredibly emotional display, but this one is especially powerful and unique. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareA Tomcat Pilot’s Early Struggles to Tame the Mighty F-14The F-14 proved to be a handful for many pilots, but for fighter pilot-in-training Paul Nickell, landing the huge fighter became an elusive skill to master—and one that would end his dream if he didn’t succeed. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareTaking The F-14A Tomcat On Cruise For My First TimeFrom chasing down SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him, the life of a young Tomcat pilot at the height of the Cold War was far from dull. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYDave “Bio” Baranek and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareOn Top Gun‘s 30th Anniversary, We Talk to a Topgun Instructor Who Worked on the ’80s MasterpieceThe myth of Mav and Goose lives on, and F-14 RIO Dave “Bio” Baranek explains how the film’s scenes didn’t crash and burn. BYDave “Bio” Baranek and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 26, 2020ShareIncredible Lecture By F-14 Designer Explains Why The Tomcat Owes A Lot To The F-111The presentation is one of the best ever on the F-14’s genesis and the incredible technological leap it brought to modern air combat. BYTyler RogowayJun 26, 2020ShareBYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareNew Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57An aerial duel between a Cold War-era Tomcat and Russia’s latest fighter is the highlight of the latest sneak preview of the long-awaited movie. BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022Share
BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareTop Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These DocumentsOfficial documents detail the use of Navy aircraft, carriers, and bases, as well as provide details about the actual production of the movie. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021Share
BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 26, 2021ShareFinal F-14 Demo Crewman Remembers Legendary Tomcat Demo Pilot Dale “Snort” SnodgrassThere was only one king of the F-14 Tomcat demonstration and that was Dale “Snort” Snodgrass. BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 26, 2021Share
BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareWe Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th BirthdayWe reminisce about Grumman’s big swing-wing jet that became as much a pop culture star as a weapon of war with a Navy pilot who knew it well. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareThis Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your DayVF-31 ‘Tomcatters” F-14D is seen raging through the skies during the final weeks of the type’s service in 2006. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980sThe same year USS Ranger became the star of Topgun, the carrier sailed with a air wing made up almost entirely of Grumman aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareRemember The Fallen With This Chilling “Grumman Cats” Missing Man FormationThe missing man formation is an incredibly emotional display, but this one is especially powerful and unique. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareA Tomcat Pilot’s Early Struggles to Tame the Mighty F-14The F-14 proved to be a handful for many pilots, but for fighter pilot-in-training Paul Nickell, landing the huge fighter became an elusive skill to master—and one that would end his dream if he didn’t succeed. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareTaking The F-14A Tomcat On Cruise For My First TimeFrom chasing down SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him, the life of a young Tomcat pilot at the height of the Cold War was far from dull. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHow To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun SchoolA Topgun student who later became an instructor tells us all about how to fly the Tomcat, Skyhawk and Tiger II in a dogfight and what it was like to both learn and teach at the legendary school. BYPaul Nickell And Tyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYDave “Bio” Baranek and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareOn Top Gun‘s 30th Anniversary, We Talk to a Topgun Instructor Who Worked on the ’80s MasterpieceThe myth of Mav and Goose lives on, and F-14 RIO Dave “Bio” Baranek explains how the film’s scenes didn’t crash and burn. BYDave “Bio” Baranek and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 26, 2020ShareIncredible Lecture By F-14 Designer Explains Why The Tomcat Owes A Lot To The F-111The presentation is one of the best ever on the F-14’s genesis and the incredible technological leap it brought to modern air combat. BYTyler RogowayJun 26, 2020Share
BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
