Located in the High Desert of North Nevada and a little over an hour’s drive from Reno, Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon is host to VFC-13 ‘Fighting Saints’, the Naval Strike and Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the infamous TOPGUN – the Navy Fighter Weapons School. As well as the host units, NAS Fallon will have numerous Carrier Air Wings (CAW) detached for air operations and pre-carrier deployment training throughout the year. In this article for AeroResource, Mark Forest looks at the many types based at NAS Fallon and the aircraft often seen visiting TOPGUN as well as those deployed for CAW training.
