---
title: "The Crew Of ‘Top Gun 2’ Built A Bar On The Beach In San Diego"
description: "The crew of Top Gun: Maverick built a bar on the beach at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California."
date: "2018-10-29"
modified: "2018-10-29"
authors:
  - name: "Paul Szoldra"
    job_title: "Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/top-gun-beach-bar/"
categories:
  - "Aircraft"
  - "Culture"
  - "Entertainment"
  - "Fighter Aircraft"
  - "Tech & Tactics"
---

# The Crew Of ‘Top Gun 2’ Built A Bar On The Beach In San Diego

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18990911-1.jpg>)

The crew of *Top Gun: Maverick* built a bar on the beach at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

But unfortunately, sailors stationed there can't pull up a chair and order a round.

The bar — which was quickly erected this month by studio construction workers at the air station's Breaker's Beach — has a weathered appearance and features the name "The Hard Deck," according to photos of the site that were sent in to Task & Purpose. The faux bar is close to the ocean and has beach chairs surrounding its exterior, in addition to an outdoor patio and fire pit.

It's a pretty-impressive looking watering hole, considering it appeared out of nowhere in less than a month.

*Top Gun 2* [has been filming](<https://www.navytimes.com/off-duty/movies-video-games/2018/05/31/top-gun-sequel-starts-filming-on-nas-north-island/>) at the Coronado air station since May, where Tom Cruise had been [previously spotted](<https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/the-scene/Top-Gun-Sequel-Films-in-Coronado-San-Diego-North-Island-495986131.html>) riding a motorcycle. In July, actress Jennifer Connolly signed on to the film to play a female lead as "a single mother who runs a local bar near the Navy base," [according](<https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/top-gun-2-jennifer-connelly-talks-join-tom-cruise-sequel-1128851>) to The Hollywood Reporter.

Perhaps "The Hard Deck" is it.

The film [has](<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1>) a release date of June 26, 2020.

Here are the photos:

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-1065.png>)

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/image-placeholder-title-1066.png>)

## Author
Paul Szoldra was the Editor in Chief of Task & Purpose from October 2018 until August 2022. Since joining T&P, he has led a talented team of writers, editors, and creators who produce military journalism reaching millions of readers each month. He also founded and edits [Duffel Blog](<https://www.duffelblog.com/>), a popular satirical newsletter for the military. Before becoming a journalist in 2013, he served as a Marine infantryman in Afghanistan, Korea, and other areas of the Pacific. His eyes still go up every time a helicopter from Camp Pendleton flies over his office in Southern California.

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