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'''Naval Air Station Fallon''' or '''NAS Fallon''' {{Airport codes|NFL|KNFL|NFL}} is the [[United States]] [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of [[Fallon, Nevada|Fallon]] in western [[Nevada]] in the United States. Since 1996, it has been home to the [[United States Navy Fighter Weapons School|Naval Fighter Weapons School]] ([[TOPGUN]]), and the surrounding area contains 84,000 acres (340 km²) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center]] (NSAWC), which includes [[TOPGUN]], the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (TOPDOME) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] [[Combat Search and Rescue]] (CSAR) training also takes place here.

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