[little jeremiah]

Is that the only meaning of Iron Eagle, or is there another possible interpretation?

[BlessedBeGod]

There's also a film:

Iron Eagle

High-flying, rapid-fire adventure in the tradition of Top Gun starring Louis Gossett, Jr. (Academy Award(r) winning Best Supporting Actor, An Officer And A Gentleman, 1982) and Jason Gedrick (TV's Murder One). Air Force pilot Col. Ted Masters (Tim Thomerson) is shot down over a hostile Middle EasternCounty and taken prisoner. The U.S. Government is powerless to negotiate his release. With time quickly running out, Masters' teenage son Doug (Gedrick) takes bold action. He enlists the aid of a tough-as-nails reserve officer (Gossett) and they devise a daring military rescue mission to storm the skies, exact vengeance on the evil captors, and free Doug's Father. Powered by dynamite aerial dogfight sequences, a soaring rock soundtrack and thrilling, edge-of-your-seat action.

From Amazon

[generally]

Yes, the film, too.

I’m not a film buff, so I’ll leave that to others with more knowledge there. (So great to have so many brains working on this!)

Here’s the wiki page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eagle_(disambiguation)

My guess is the other contender might be the German symbol?

So 3 main possibilities:

1. movie
2. officer stuck at O-6.
3. German symbol

But I would say that unless we are confident of one of these that we don’t limit our thinking.

One more thing. I went to the German symbol page and it said NOTHING about “iron” eagle. Hmmm. Scrubbed?

[Steven W.]

Iron Eagle has been used in at least half a dozen "Q" posts over time, dating to relatively early ones (November 2017). It's near always been in the context of other movies that have parallels as a metaphor. As to the specifics of IRON EAGLE, I've never seen anything specific fully discerned + concurred by any anon yet.

Alice & Wonderland
Snow White
Iron Eagle
Godfather III
Speed
The Hunt for Red October.

Everything has meaning.

[greeneyes]

Is that the only meaning of Iron Eagle, or is there another possible interpretation?
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There is a Movie and sequels with that name - try the link below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3649591/posts?page=2213#2213