//Clemson Corner: Clemson alumnus becomes first Marine fighter pilot to graduate TOPGUN in F-35C

Clemson Corner: Clemson alumnus becomes first Marine fighter pilot to graduate TOPGUN in F-35C

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Derek “Shootsbe” Heinz, a 2007 Clemson University alumnus, has graduated the Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) course in the nation’s newest and most advanced fighter jet, the F-35C. The Navy announced that Heinz is one of the first two F-35 pilots, and the first Marine