Sep 22, 1997  - Sea of Japan-- A VFA-27 Royal Mace F/A-18C Hornet goes vertical for a photo-op somewhere in Japan. (Image Source - DoD)

 1998  - VFA-27 F/A-18C 207 on final. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1998  - VFA-27 Mace 203 taxiing on the ramp at NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1998  - CAG VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet moving into position for takeoff roll.(Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1998  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet on final. (Image Source - Takafumi Hiroe - http://www.gonavy.jp/)

 1998  - An F/A-18C Royal Mace Hornet on the CAT aboard USS Independence CV-62 ready for launch. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Feb 11, 1998  - A flight deck handler aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV 62) is engulfed in steam as he directs an F/A-18 Hornet of VFA-27 to the catapult for launch while the ship operates in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 11, 1998. Independence and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 are on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Felix Garza, U.S. Navy.

 Feb 23, 1998  - An F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-27 launches from catapult number one aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. (Image Source - PHAN John Sullivan)

 Mar 5, 1998  - VFA-27 Mace 200 taxiing forward for launch off the USS Independence CV-62. (Image Source - DoD)

 Jun 4, 1998  - An F/A-18C Royal Mace assigned to USS Independence (CV-62) nearing NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Takafumi Hiroe - http://www.gonavy.jp/)

 1999  - VFA-27 Hornet Taxiing on the ramp at NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web pag)

 1999  - A VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet taxiing on the ramp at NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web pag)

 1999  - Two F/A-18C Hornets of the VFA-27 Royal Maces on a low speed gear up pass. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1999  - CAG VFA-27 sits on the NAF Atsugi flightline. (Image Source - Modeling kit box cover)

 1999  - CAG VFA-27 approaching NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Another Japanese modeling kit box cover)

 1999  - VFA-27 F/A-18C CAG on final. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1999  - VFA-27 CAG Hornet Wings 99 show. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1999  - VFA-27 CAG Hornet Wings 99 show. (Image Source - Hidekatsu Ogawa)

 1999  - VFA-27 F/A-18C CAG Hornet at Wings 99 show. (Image Source - Hidekatsu Ogawa)

 1999  - An F/A-18C "Hornet" attached to the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) over USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class John Sullivan)

 1999  - CAG VFA-27 catapults off the angle deck of the USS Kitty Hawk. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1999  - Royal Mace F/A-18C CAG Wings 99 airshow. (Image Source - Hidekatsu Ogawa)

 1999  - VFA-27 Mace 214, Cat stroke off the USS Kitty Hawk - CV-63. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1999  - A Royal Mace F/A-18C "on the ball" to the Kitty Hawk. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class John Sullivan)

 1999  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet on approach to NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese Web Page)

 Apr 20, 1999  - VFA-27 Royal Mace launching off the Kitty Hawk. (Image Source - DoD)

 Apr 23, 1999  - VFA-27 CAG talking to crew just after trapping on the Kitty Hawk. (Image Source - DoD)

 May 4, 1999  - An F/A-18C Hornet of VFA-27 comes in for an arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) after completing a mission in support of Operation Southern Watch. Kitty Hawk and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 are on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spike Call, U.S. Navy. (Released)

 May 15, 1999  - An Aviation Ordnanceman from the "Royal Maces" of Fighter Attack Squadron Two Seven (VFA 27) sprints from the aircraft launch area after pulling the safety pin on an AIM-9P Sidewinder missile on one of the squadron's F/A-18 Hornets. VFA-27 is currently embarked on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and is participating in Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Chris D. Howell. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jun 1999  - Two F/A-18C Hornets of the "Royal Maces" of Fighter Attack Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) return to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) upon the completion of a training mission over the Persian Gulf. Kitty Hawk and Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are currently participating in Operation Southern Watch. (Image Source - Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate (AW/SW) Mahlon K. Miller)

 Sep 1999  - Two VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornets taking off from Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - F/A-18C Mace 215 on final for NAF Atsugi. The plane has "MIYF" painted on a stabalizer fin mid-fuselage. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - Wings 2000 airshow with two Royal Mace Hornets taxiing. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - VFA-27 CAG Hornet at Wings 2000 airshow. (Image Source - Hidekatsu Ogawa)

 2000  - VFA-27 CAG Hornet at Wings 2000 airshow. (Image Source - Edward Polack)

 2000  - Wings 2000 Airshow, Royal Mace formation breaks over NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - Wings 2000, VFA-27 Mace 215 showing off a few of its toys in case the bad guys want to play. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - Two Mace bugs "down and dirty" over the field. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  -  A line of F/A-18C Hornets of the VFA-27 Royal Maces taxiing on the ramp. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Mace 212 with wing tips folded. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - VFA-27 F/A-18C 204 on final for NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 2000  - VFA-27 Royal Maces CAG intake cover. (Image Source - Japanese Web Page)

 2000  - Close up of the "Glove & Mace" on VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet. (Image Source - Japanese Web Page)

 Apr 23, 2000  - Poetry in motion. VFA-27 Royal Mace getting final check from flight deck crew as it rolls up on the cat. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class John Sullivan)

 May 5, 2000  - PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2000) Two F/A-18C Hornets attached to the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) fly in formation over the Pacific. The aircraft are operating from aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), deployed to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class John Sullivan)

 Jul 2, 2000  - Naval Air Facility (NAF), Atsugi, Japan, hosts the "Wings 2000" Airshow, featuring various static displays such as this F/A-18C "Hornet" presented by the "Royal Maces" attached to Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27). (Image Source - DoD)

 Sep 2000  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Mace 203 coming down on final. (Image Source - Go Navy Website)

 Oct 8, 2000  - An F/A-18 "Hornet" attached to the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) launches off the deck of the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). (Image Source - DoD)

 Nov 13, 2000  - Cool picture of a Tomcat launching off the Kitty Hawk as it passes by the VFA-27 CAG bird. (Image Source - DoD)

 2001  - F/A-18C Royal Mace 201 approaching Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)