For National Geographic’s new docuseries, camera crews were given unprecedented access to the US Navy’s elite jet set.

Tom Cruise introduced audiences around the world to the Top Gun training and pilots. He and the filmmakers tried to make the films as realistic as possible to represent the real program and pilots.

Without question, the original Top Gun is one of the most memorable movies to come out of the 1980s. It changed the face of action filmmaking, a reputation that star Tom Cruise's entire filmography ...