ace pilot, actor reprises previous role, admiral, aerial battle, aerial combat, aerial dogfight, aerial explosion, aeroplane cockpit, afterburner, aim 9 sidewinder missile, air combat, air combat training, air search radar, air strike, air to air missile, air to surface attack, aircraft, aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier elevator, aircraft carrier landing, aircraft carrier take off, aircraft cockpit, aircraft engineer, aircraft handling officer, aircraft pilot, airplane, airplane cockpit, airplane coming down, airplane crash, airplane pilot, airplane shot down, ambush, american flag, american football, american propaganda, anger, animal, arrogance, assault rifle, attack helicopter, attempted murder, audio communication, aviation, aviator, bar, bar owner, bare chested male, bartender, battle, battlefield, beach, billiards, billion dollar club, binoculars, bird strike, blockbuster, blue jeans, blurry vision, boeing fa 18e super hornet, boeing fa 18f super hornet, bombardment, bomber jacket, bravery, bullseye, bunker, call sign, cameo, camera shot of a woman's feet in high heels, canyon, carrier battle group, carrier strike group, cell phone, cemetery, character name in title, character repeats someone else's dialogue, character's point of view camera shot, climbing out a window, co pilot, cobra maneuver, cockpit, coffee shop, colon in title, color photograph, combat, combat aircraft, command center, control center, countermeasure, country music, courage, credit card declined, cruise missile, damaged airplane, danger, danger zone, dark past, dark star, dart, darts bullseye, dead father, death, death of a friend, death of father, death of friend, delayed release, derelict aeroplane, desert, desert landscape, determination, diner, disobeying orders, dog, dogfight, doing push ups, drinks for everybody, ego, ejector seat, electronic music score, end credits roll call, enemy, enemy aircraft, engine failure, engine fire, epic action, epic drama, escape, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, exiting through a window, experimental plane, exploding airplane, exploding helicopter, explosion, f 14 fighter jet, f 14 tomcat, f 18 fighter jet, f 18 hornet, f 18e super hornet, fade to black, famous score, father son relationship, fear, female aviator, female bartender, female fighter pilot, female pilot, fictional story, fifth generation air superiority fighter, fighter ace, fighter aircraft, fighter jet, fighter pilot, fighter plane target practice, fighter weapons school, film starts with text, final battle, final showdown, fire, fitness training, flag draped coffin, flare, flare countermeasure, flashback, flight, flight deck, flight deck officer, flight instructor, flight manual, flight school, flight training, fly by, flying, flying inverted, flying under a bridge, flying under radar, flying upside down, football, football game, forest, funeral, futuristic aircraft, gatling gun, grounded, grumman f 14 tomcat, gunfire, gunship, hand signal, happy ending, haunted by the past, hawkeye, heads up display, helicopter, helicopter gunship, helmet, heroism, high heels, hugging, hypersonic airplane, impact, implied sex, insubordination, intercept, jarhead, jeans, jet, jet aeroplane, jet aircraft, jet fighter, jet fuel, jumpsuit, keychain, killshot, laser designator, laser guided bomb, leader, leadership, leather jacket, lieutenant, losing consciousness, loss of friend, love interest, low flying jet, mach 10, machine gun, male male hug, male protagonist, man and woman ride a motorcycle, man wears a uniform, man wears eyeglasses, mcdonnell douglas fa 18 hornet, medal, mil mi 24 hind helicopter, military, military action, military aeroplane, military aircraft, military airplane, military cemetery, military drama, military dress uniform, military funeral, military helicopter, military honor guard, military industrial complex, military officer, military pilot, military propaganda, military uniform, missile, missile attack, missile impact, missile strike, mission, mission briefing, mission control, mojave desert, montage, mother daughter relationship, motorcycle, mountain, mustache, mustached man, nas north island san diego, natanz uranium enrichment facility, nato, naval academy, naval aviation, naval aviator, naval officer, naval warship, navy captain, navy catapult officer, navy commander, navy dress uniform, navy lieutenant, near death experience, nickname, night, night aircraft carrier landing, nighttime, nimitz class aircraft carrier, north american p 51 mustang, northrop grumman e 2 hawkeye, offscreen death, old flame, one person army action, overalls, p 51, parachuted in enemy territory, part of series, peril, photograph, piano, pilot, pilot blacks out, pilot ejects, pilot helmet, plane, plane director, playing a bugle, playing darts, playing football, playing piano, playing pool, playing simultaneous offense and defense football, playing taps, pool table, porsche 911, post cold war, product placement, prologue, propeller aircraft, propeller airplane, punctuation in title, pushup, race against time, radar, radiation, redemption, reference to hans zimmer, reference to harold faltermeyer, reference to lady gaga, reference to the cold war, reference to the korean war, refurbishing a north american p 51 mustang, repeat sequel, repeated scene from a previous film, requel, rescue, returning character killed off, returning character with different actor, returning character with different actress, reverse footage, ringing a bell, rock 'n' roll music, rock music, romantic reconciliation, runway, sailboat, sailing yacht, salute, san diego california, satellite map, saved at the last second, scene during closing credits, scene during opening credits, sea to surface attack, second part, sequel, sequel to cult favorite, shooter, showdown, signal jammer, sikorsky sh 60 seahawk, single mother, single parent, smartphone, snow, snowy landscape, snowy mountain, soldier, soldiers hugging, song, speeding motorcycle, speeding vehicle, star as producer, stealing a grumman f 14 tomcat, stealing an aircraft, stockings, stopwatch, strike aircraft, stunt flying, subjective camera, sunglasses, supersonic airplane, surface to air attack, surface to air missile, surrogate father, survival drama, tactical vest, target acquisition radar, teacher student relationship, team action, teammate, teamwork, teenage daughter, test flight, test pilot, texting, three word title, throat cancer, throat cut, throwing someone out of a bar, timing, tomahawk cruise missile, top secret, topgun school, touchscreen, tragic past, training, two seater aeroplane, two seater aircraft, two seater fighter jet, u.s. military, u.s. navy, u.s. pacific fleet, uniform, unnamed country, uranium enrichment, uranium plant, us navy rear admiral, vehicle, vice admiral, view through binoculars, warplane, warship, water, waterborne ship, watercraft, weapon in title, welded wing formation, white uniform, wilderness, wing man, woman aviator, woman with long hair, wood hauling truck, woods, work, workout, writer producer, xenophobia, yacht, year 1969