FOX Nation to Debut Top Combat Pilot Series With Actor Dennis Quaid in November

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FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s streaming service, will debut Top Combat Pilot, a new four-part series hosted by acclaimed actor Dennis Quaid. The series will feature an inside look at the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course, the most elite aviation program in America. Viewers will watch as 25 combat pilots train in an unrivaled air fleet, including F-18 Hornets and Huey and Cobra combat helicopters. The top performers will seek to distinguish themselves as the best of the best and be invited back as a WTI instructor.

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• FOX Nation's new series, Top Combat Pilot, hosted by Dennis Quaid, offers viewers an inside look at the prestigious Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The series features 25 combat pilots training in an unrivaled air fleet, including F-18 Hornets and Huey and Cobra combat helicopters. The top performers will have the opportunity to become WTI instructors.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s streaming service, will debut Top Combat Pilot, a new four-part series hosted by acclaimed actor Dennis Quaid on Monday, November 6^th, announced Jason Klarman, president of the platform.

Based in Yuma, Arizona, the series will feature an inside look at the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course, the most elite aviation program in America and the US Marines’ version of the Navy’s renowned “Top Gun school.” Following 25 of the best combat pilots from every squadron in the country, viewers will watch as they train in an unrivaled air fleet, including F-18 Hornets and Huey and Cobra combat helicopters. The top performers will seek to distinguish themselves as the best of the best and be invited back as a WTI instructor.

In making the announcement, Klarman said, “Dennis Quaid not only played a pilot in the iconic movie The Right Stuff, but he is also a licensed pilot — we couldn’t think of a better person to host this series.”

Emmy®️ Award winner and two-time Golden Globe®️ nominee Dennis Quaid is a global entertainer whose career has spanned movies, television, music and philanthropy. Quaid is also known for his iconic roles in The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Frequency, The Parent Trap, Soul Surfer, The Right Stuff, Breaking Away and Midway. His recent big-screen credits include starring roles in Netflix’s uplifting movie Blue Miracle, Sony’s thriller The Intruder, Universal’s A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose and Disney’s animated adventure film Strange World. He also recently completed production portraying the 40^th president of the United States in the biopic, Reagan, slated for release in early 2024.

In 2023, Quaid released Fallen: A Gospel Record for Sinners via Gaither Music Group which debuted at No. 1 on Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart.

Top Combat Pilot is produced by Whiz Bang LLC for FOX Nation with executive producers Roberto Cardenas, Brian Skope and Chris Rowe.

*Episodic details below

EPISODE 1: THE ELITE OF THE ELITE

WTI’s intense 7-week training program is underway in Yuma, AZ and the best of the best pilots from every Marine squadron are taking to the skies. From the start, these pilots seek to prove who is the elite of the elite.

EPISODE 2: STICK THE LANDING

As WTI heats up, the Cobras battle a Russian combat helicopter straight out of Hollywood. Meanwhile, the Huey students are tested in an exercise attempting to insert Navy Seals at an embassy while contending with an angry mob.

EPISODE 3: NOW OR NEVER

WTI is a gauntlet that can break even the best pilots in America. As the students move into the final weeks of the program, the exercises become larger in scale and the stakes even more intense.

EPISODE 4: THE BIG MISH

Seven weeks of grueling combat training culminated with one final operation, known as FINEX. It’s the last opportunity for student pilots to plant a flag as the best of the best before WTI graduation.

FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on-demand streaming service designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience with a members-only destination for its most passionate and loyal super fans. Featuring more than 5,000 hours of content, the subscription service includes conservative opinion programming, lifestyle, and entertainment content, as well as historical documentaries and investigative series from a multitude of FOX News personalities at a cost of $5.99 a month/$64.99 a year. Launched in 2018, FOX Nation is available at foxnation.com and via app for iOS devices, Android devices, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Android TV, Roku, Xbox One, FuboTV, Vizio TVs, and Samsung TVs, as well as DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, YouTube TV, Comcast Xfinity, Cox Contour and The Roku Channel.

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FAQ

What is Top Combat Pilot about?

Top Combat Pilot is a new four-part series on FOX Nation hosted by Dennis Quaid. It provides an inside look at the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, where 25 combat pilots train to become the best of the best.

Who is hosting Top Combat Pilot?

Top Combat Pilot is hosted by acclaimed actor Dennis Quaid.

What aircraft will be featured in the series?

The series will feature an unrivaled air fleet, including F-18 Hornets and Huey and Cobra combat helicopters.

What is the goal for the combat pilots in the series?

The combat pilots aim to distinguish themselves as the best of the best and potentially become WTI instructors.