And the entire war between the Autobots and Deceptions in Transformers started because of a curly straw. I'm not kidding.
Oh come on it is a VERY cheesy story and a horribly bad depiction of military, and especially military flying. As a fan of military flight simulations and aviation, and military planes in general (my main hobby for many years) I purely watch it for the planes, those exterior scenes were shot very professionally. But if you count the errors in the rest of the movie and drink shots for each you will be horribly drunk after the first few scenes. At one point Maverick even uses the throttle in the wrong direction, it is dire.
Popcorn movies aren't designed to depict realism, especially when it comes to the military. Who wants to watch a movie about a bunch of childults sitting around, doing their enforced gym sessions, and then sitting around some more.