In memory of those who punch out so others may fly home.
Jake hesitates. The drone passes. He fails the exercise. top gun 2018
Jake freezes. His father's voice in his head: "Maverick will leave you." In memory of those who punch out so others may fly home
The drone explodes. Debris pings off his canopy. top gun 2018
Jake breaks down. Maverick pulls him into a one-armed hug.
Turbulent Pacific. The USS Theodore Roosevelt . Lt. Jake Kerner sits in his F/A-18E Super Hornet, night-vision goggles down. A red target drone blips on radar. He has the shot.