Pete Hegseth has taken flight in a F-18 fighter jet dressed in Top Gun attire from a Nevada naval air base. On Sunday (19 October), the Secretary of Defense took a tour of the skies in the same fighter jet that Tom Cruise used in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick. He was accompanied by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine, who flew in his own F-16 fighter jet. “The Chairman and I took a ride into the danger zone with TOPGUN at Naval Air Station Fallon,” Mr Hegseth posted on X. “Incredible Americans.”
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Holly Bishop | Wednesday 22 October 2025 14:25 BST
Pete Hegseth has taken flight in a F-18 fighter jet dressed in Top Gun attire from a Nevada naval air base.
On Sunday (19 October), the Secretary of Defense took a tour of the skies in the same fighter jet that Tom Cruise used in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.
He was accompanied by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine, who flew in his own F-16 fighter jet.
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