Losses over Asia in the 1960s led to the establishment of the program known as this at a San Diego naval base in 1969

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Wednesday, February 15 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: The U.S. Military

Today’s Final Jeopardy

Losses over Asia in the 1960s led to the establishment of the program known as this at a San Diego naval base in 1969

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Top Gun

Final Jeopardy Explanation

Known more popularly as Top Gun, the United States Navy’s Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program teaches fighter and strike tactics and procedures to a select group of navy aviators and naval aviation officers.

The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, which was founded on 3 March 1969 at the then-Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, served as the program’s first location.

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