When the 389th Fighter Squadron arrived at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, not one of their F-15E Strike Eagles were displaying nose art. However, with the work of one airman, this has changed ...

Ultimately, however, the Navy program was nixed but the Air Force forged ahead to develop what would become the F-111. Nicknamed for its long-nose and low-level terrain-following abilities ...

Pioneering Jet That Changed Military Aviation The F-111 was a pioneering aircraft. Named “Aardvark” because of its long-nose and terrain-following abilities, the F-111 was a supersonic ...

but it fits—thanks to the F-111’s elongated nose, which bears resemblance to the humble aardvark. To be fair to aardvarks, a burrowing mammal found in Africa, the species is hearty and ...