TOPGUN- FERNLEY HONORS MILITARY VETERANSNaval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon – is the United States Navy‘s premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to TOPGUN . It is also home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), which includes TOPGUN, and the Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place there.
The airfield is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Commander Bruce Van Voorhis (1908–1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Honoring our Veterans- The Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in the quiet, peaceful community of Fernley, Nevada, which is 40 minutes from downtown Reno and 31 minutes from the Naval Air Station. The cemetery is located on 40 acres owned and maintained by the State of Nevada. Since it’s opening, over 5,000 veterans and family members of veterans have been placed to rest at the cemetery at no cost to the families.
