Naval Air Station Fallon is located in the high desert some 60 miles east of the city of Reno.
Actual resident units are NSAWC- Naval Strike Air Warfare Center, formed in July 1996 by the integrating of three commands - Naval Strike Warfare Centre ('Strike U'), Naval Fighter Weapons School ('TopGun') before stationed at NAS Miramar and Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School ('TopDome') flying the F/A-18A/Bs and SH-60Fs and VFC-13 flying the F-5E/F Tiger II fighters in the adversary tactics, or 'aggressor' role.
NSAWC is the post graduate training center for the cream of the navy's strike aircrews, and is still known as 'TopGun' a name made famous by Hollywood.
