DOP Jon Southgate-Sayers fiilms a departing T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Evan Parker)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_02.jpeg
CDR Tom 'Lamer' Kellner, Executive Officer, Training Squadron 7. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_16.jpg
Student 1st LT Austin Claggett worries that he "could fail out of flight school." (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_14.jpg
Student Lt Carissa Meinster starts an aggressive dive to win the dogfight. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_05.jpg
Student Capt. Steph Harris and and CDR 'Duster' Estrada return to base after a dogfight test. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_11.jpg
Student Capt. Steph Harris and CDR 'Duster' Estrada take off for a dogfight test. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_10.jpg
Student Lt Carissa Meinster waits for the dogfight to start. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_04.jpg
An elated student Capt. Steph Harris celebrates after completing her training. (Credit: National Geographic)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_UHD_12.jpg
DOP Jon Southgate-Sayers captures the congratulations sign for some of the students the film crew followed on the day of their Winging. (National Geographic/Lyndsi Gutierrez)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_05.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_38.jpg
Student 1st LT Austin Claggett poses in front of a T-45 after it is hosed down. (National Geographic/Lyndsi Gutierrez)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_04.jpg
Commander Austin Ordway in his office during an interview with DOP Jon Southgate-Sayers and Director Chris Parkin. (Credit: National Geographic/Evan Parker)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_06.jpg
The Commodore of TW-1's assigned T-45 at NAS Meridian. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_17.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_24.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_30.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_33.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_26.jpg
Students LT Carissa Meinster and Captain Steph Harris pose behind a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_36.jpg
Students Spenser Neel, LTJG Dylan Horan, Captain Steph Harris, and Captain Micah Nissly pose together in the paraloft. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_22.jpg
Students LTJG Evan Morris and 1st LT Andrew Walsh pose in front of a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_23.jpg
Students LTJG Spenser Neel, LTJG Dylan Horan, Captain Steph Harris, and Captain Micah Nissly pose together in front of a T-45. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_21.jpg
Student 1st LT Austin Claggett on his way to his jet prior to one of his flights. (Credit: National Geographic/Freddie Claire)Posted 08/18/25106_LastChance_TopGunsTheNextGeneration_08.jpg