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Jim Ruliffson reflects on his Navy career

SL veteran was Top Gun commanding officer

'I feel the need, the need for speed!' — Maverick and Goose in 'Top Gun'

Posted 11/5/26

“I   liked the flying scenes, but they weren’t exactly real. We didn’t fly that close to the ground,” said Jim Ruliffson about the original Top Gun movie. Ruliffson knows what he’s …

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