![]() in January 1919, I was appointed the Director of Military Aeronautics. I was an Army aerial observer in France and saw what aviation could become, so when I got back to the U.S. You see, I fought in the Spanish-American War and World War One (as you all seem to call it). And me? I didn’t feel the need for speed, only victory. But the history goes back way further to the interwar period. If you look at the Wikipedia page of 1986’s Top Gun, some people might have you believe it’s a Paramount Pictures production at the height of the Cold War and Reagan/Lehman-era 600-ship Navy build-up. So once the People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Rocket Forces render your community and service impotent with “ Great Balls of Fire,” just remember boys, there’s no points for second place in service parochialism or great power conflict. ![]() Given the hopes that Top Gun: Maverick will inspire a similar recruiting boom as its 1986 predecessor, I know that Congress and naval aviators will never get rid of their carriers or the people in their strike fighters. It could end my career – and no, this isn’t the worst dogfight you’ve ever dreamed of…. naval aviation community ineffective by failing to change its culture or adopt unmanned technology? What I’m about to tell you is classified. What’s that you say? You never heard that the Top Gun franchise is an Air Force info-operation to render the U.S. I know it’s time to buzz the tower because Top Gun: Maverick is finally in theaters and reviews are in – it’s a hit! I am writing today because I am finally confident enough to reveal the details of my long-term plan to integrate naval aviation into the U.S. Billy Mitchell, Army officer, airpower advocate, and Father of the U.S.
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