Commander Christopher “Pops” Papaioanu, U.S. Navy, is the current commanding officer of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN). He was a TOPGUN instructor from 2004 to 2007 and commanded the Argonauts of VFA-147. 

Articles by Christopher Papaioanu

Three U.S. Navy F-5 Tiger II adversary aircraft in flight

TOPGUN’s Impact

By Commander Christopher “Pops” Papaioanu, U.S. Navy, and Mr. Brad Elward
September 2019
From 1969 to 2019, TOPGUN has remained laser focused on naval aviation’s mission.