In Popular Culture
- El Toro was featured in the 1996 film Independence Day. Unfortunately,it was destroyed by the aliens. only one person survived.
- MCAS El Toro was featured in the 1986 Clint Eastwood film Heartbreak Ridge. The closing scene of the movie, when the characters return to the United States, was filmed at El Toro.
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