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Didn't I saw you "Top Gun" once...as a enemy "MiG"?

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Didn't I see you "Top Gun" once...as a enemy "MiG"?

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Yep.. VFC-13 and Top Gun F-5 adversary aircraft were used in the filming of Top Gun.

PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 13, 2015) The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) arrives to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to homeport San Diego from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and the U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 13, 2015) Sailors stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam moor the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) upon the ship's arrival for a scheduled port visit. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to homeport San Diego from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and the U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2015) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher D. Gaines/Released)

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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb. 12, 2015) Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks to Scan Eagle program members as they display an unmanned aerial vehicle on the flight deck of the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). The Scan Eagle program aboard Ponce is used for aerial surveillance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey/Released)

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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb. 12, 2015) Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, views the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) installed aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) during a tour of the ship. Ponce is currently deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey/Released)

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POULSBO, Wash. (Feb. 12, 2015) The ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Jackson is one of eight ballistic missile submarines stationed at the base, providing the survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Brian Badura/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 12, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Joshua Port, from Huntingdon, Pa., serves as the petty officer in charge pallet transfers during a replenishment-at-sea between the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). Donald Cook, destroyer forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 14, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Acheson signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 to land during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 13, 2015) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) remove cargo nets from supplies after a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) as an SA-330J Puma helicopter flies supplies to the USS Milius (DDG 69), background, left(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released)

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SPLIT, Croatia (Feb. 10, 2015) Command Master Chief Michael Bates, left, command master chief of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) flagship the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), and other Sailors observe from the bridge wing of Vicksburg as it prepares to depart port. SNMG2 is a multinational integrated force that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance's solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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MAYPORT, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2015) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) simulate dewatering a space during a simulated small boat attack and mass casualty drill on Carney during Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2015. Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is an annual security training exercise coordinated by U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan J. Lang/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 14, 2015) Firecontrolman 1st Class Michael Farbridge-Currie, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), kisses his daughter as the ship prepares for departure from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled independent deployment to the Arabian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean. Paul Hamilton and its crew will conduct theater security cooperation and maritime presence operations with partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Feb. 13, 2015) Sailors replace light bulbs on the superstructure of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is homeported in San Diego and is undergoing a planned incremental availability maintenance period at Naval Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cody Hendrix/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 12, 2015) Service members lower a repaired rotor system into place on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), provides a versatile sea-based, expeditionary force that can be tailored to a variety of missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Magen F. Weatherwax/Released)

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SPLIT, Croatia (Feb. 10, 2015) A tugboat approaches the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69), foreground, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), as it prepares to depart port. SNMG2 is a multinational integrated force that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance's solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 9, 2015) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Victoria Piazza performs the cockpit portion of a release systems check on an F/A-18 Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, while Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Gregory Ciego supervises. VFA-211 won the 2014 Phoenix award, presented to a military maintenance organization that is labeled as the most excellent in unit or field-level maintenance in the entire Department of Defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Janel Perkins/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 8, 2015) Boatswains Mate Seaman Johnpaul Garcia prepares to chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 aboard the Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destoyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Michael Murphy is on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacfic region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Fire Controlman Second Class Jonathan Carillo/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb.12, 2015) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), not pictured, during a nighttime vertical replenishment. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to homeport in San Diego from a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 14, 2015) Gunner's Mate Seaman Jarred D. Calhoun, right, from Waycross, Ga., Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Thomas A. Perkins, from Greenville, S.C., and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Laura E. Steinbacher, from Jacksonville, Fla., man a 25 mm machine gun during a general quarters drill aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin V. Cunningham/Released)

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Here's a nice recent picture of the USS Roosevelt, CVN-71, which recently completed her four-year, $2.6 billion refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) in August. she is joined by the USS Normandy, which itself was just upgraded...and the CSG headed out to conduct its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

COMPUTEX is designed to replicate real world combat scenarios that a strike group might face at any time during a deployment.


This shows the composition of the Carrier Strike group for the exercise consisting of the Nuclear Carrier, Roosevelt, CVN-71, the Ticonderoga class AEGIS cruiser, Normandy, CG-60, and three Arleigh Burke class AEGIS destroyers, USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS Farragut (DDG-99) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81).

That's a nice group which will provide strong AAW and ASW defenses for the carrier.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 18, 2015) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Amaris Gracian cuts a stopper on a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 16, 2015) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Michael Martinez, of the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, consults a computerized publication during an inspection on an F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently deployed to the area supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 16, 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Joshua Williams, of Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, cleans the fuselage of an F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 15, 2015) Chief Master-at-Arms Joshua Freeman describes a scenario to Ensign Karina Monroe during an anti-terrorism and tactical watch officer qualification drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2015) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Brandon Moser directs an AS332 Super Puma helicopter above the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 18, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Timmothy Annoni signals fuel probe seats on a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 19, 2015) Aviation Support Equipment Technicians 2nd Class Lloyd Fierro and Ralphy Waugh unfurl the national ensign as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) moors in Sasebo, Japan. Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), previously forward-deployed to Sasebo, and will enhance amphibious presence in the U.S. 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Feb. 18, 2015) Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Maria Pandolpho, from Orlando, Fla., salutes a shipmate ashore on an elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is homeported in San Diego and is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance period at Naval Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)

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LUZON STRAIT (Feb.19, 2015) An MV22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft takes off from the flight deck in preparation for fast-rope training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released)

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