LONDON - The world's most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy's top civilian honor Tuesday for "outstanding contributions to the Navy and ...

Tom Cruise played a U.S. Navy aviator in the "Top Gun" movies, and now he's being recognized for his on-screen representation of the military branch. On Tuesday, Cruise was awarded the Navy's top ...

The US navy has praised Hollywood star Tom Cruise for “boosting the force’s recruitment of pilots” with his role as Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the first Top Gun film.

“Tom Cruise has spent nearly four decades as an unwavering supporter of the men, women and families of the Navy and Marine Corps,” Del Toro said, according to the BBC. Two of the movie star ...

“Took me a while to realize that was Tom Cruise,” one X user admitted, while another asked, “Whose face was Tom Cruise wearing ... at the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service ...

On Tuesday, Tom Cruise was awarded ... "Top Gun," the smash hit 1986 movie about Cold War flying aces, made Cruise a star and drove a spike in military enlistment. The Navy even set up recruitment ...

This marks the second time Cruise has been bestowed a honour by the U.S. Navy. In September 2020, he and producer Jerry Bruckheimer were made Honorary Naval Aviators before a screening of their ...

“Took me a while to realize that was Tom Cruise,” one X user admitted, while another asked, “Whose face was Tom Cruise wearing ... at the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service ...