In 1986 (year Top Gun was produced), Captain Robert J. Kelly (who was promoted to admiral and is now retired) was the current captain of the aircraft-carrier Enterprise(CVN-65).
In the movie Top Gun (1986), the captain of the Enterprise is not identified. However, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell's CAG is Cmdr. Tom "Stinger" Jordan, who is played by James Tolkan.
USS Enterprise
Kathryn Janeway was not a captain of the USS Enterprise. She was captain of the USS Voyager.Christopher Pike was a former captain of the USS Enterprise.
The latest captain of the Enterprise is Jean Luc Picard.
Jean Luc Picard is the captain of the Enterprise NCC 1701- E.
The captain of the first Enterprise NCC-1701 is James T. Kirk.
Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula)
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Enterprise
If you are asking if James Tiberius Kirk was the captain of Enterprise A, then yes, that is correct.
Mostly around San Diego, CA. The airfield segments were shot at Miramar Naval Air Station and NAS Fallon, NV, which was the home base for the "Top Gun" school. Shipboard scenes were filmed aboard USS Enterprise.
Chronologically, Captain Jonathan Archer was the captain of the first starship Enterprise in the prequel series Enterprise (2001-2005) However, Captain James T. Kirk was the first captain to appear in the franchise, on the original series (TOS) from 1966-1969. An earlier captain of the Enterprise NCC-1701 was Captain Christopher Pike, who appeared in the first Star Trek pilot filmed in 1964. Star Trek pilot (added to TOS as "The Cage") - Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) Star Trek the original series - James T. Kirk (William Shatner) Star Trek / Enterprise - Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula)
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