At the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, the Navy’s best pilots train to sharpen their elite flying skills. For Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick “Goose” Bradshaw, being accepted is a dream come true. But Maverick’s reckless attitude and cocky confidence put him in conflict with other pilots, especially the cool, disciplined Iceman, as personal demons and tragedy threaten his future as an ace.