Sep 1991  - One of the first pictures of the Royal Maces flying one of their new F/A-18A Hornets. Here Charger 402 is performing a low level pass at NAS Lemoore. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1992  - An F/A-18A VFA-27 Charger, 402. Hard to see, but the Glove and Mace are painted on the sides just behind the canopy, not on the tail. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1992  - An F/A-18A VFA-27 Charger trapping aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1992  - An F/A-18A Hornet of the VFA-27 "Chargers" on a flight line. Glove and Mace logos are seen on the upper fuselage behind the canopy. (U.S. Navy)

 1993  - The CAG F/A-18A of VFA-27 Charger's sits on the flight line at Luke AFB. (Image Source - F16CrewChief)

 Jul 1993  - F/A-18A "Charger" 412 of VFA-27 as seen on the flight line at Reese AFB, Lubbock, Texas. (Photographed by Gerald McMasters)

 1994  - An F/A-18A VFA-27 Charger fires a Zuni Rocket over NAS Fallon. (Image Source - DoD)

 1994  - An F/A-18A VFA-27 Charger on the flight line. Note "Chargers" is painted on the center line tank. (Image Source - Larry Grace)

 1994  - Shot of three F/A-18A Royal Maces flying above the clouds. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1994  - Shot of three F/A-18A Royal Maces flying above the clouds. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1994  - Four F/A-18A "Chargers" flying above the clouds while deployed aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1994  - Mace In Your Face! (Image Source - US Navy)

 1994  - An F/A-18A Hornet of VFA-27 Chargers launches of the angle deck of USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1994  - An F/A-18A Hornet of the VFA-27 Royal Maces on a missile firing exercise at NAS Fallon. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Aug 1995  - Rare shot of VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet #200 carrying the markings of Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (CSFWP). (Image Source - Unknown)

 Aug 1995  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet #201 on approach to a runway. (Image Source - Unknown)

 1996  - Awesome shot of CAG and two other Royal Maces flying by Mt. Fuji. (Image Source - US Navy, contributed by Jay Bottorff)

 1996  - CAG birds: VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet & VF-154 F-14A Tomcat. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - VFA-27 CAG Mace sitting on display at NAF Atsugi Air Show. Again possibly second CAG that year. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1996  - VFA-27 F/A-18C on approch to NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 1996  - A VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet - Mace 211 - flying past Mt. Fuji. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - Six F/A-18C Hornets from the Royal Maces of VFA-27 in formation over the Pacific Ocean. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - AN F/A-18C Hornet from the Royal Maces of VFA-27 "tanking" over the Pacific Ocean. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - Two Royal Mace F/A-18C Hornets on the flight line doing final checks before takeoff. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - F/A-18C Hornet VFA-27 NF-201 sitting on the flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - Two F/A-18C Hornets from VFA-27 Royal Maces refueling from an Air Force KC-10 Extender. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - AN F/A-18C Hornet of the VFA-27 Royal Maces on the ramp at NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - Several VFA-27 Royal Mace F/A-18C Hornet tails on the flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1996  - Four Mace F/A-18C Hornets taxi on the flight line. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - Great series of photo's showing the CAG bird getting repainted. (Image Source - Dan "Pieman" Peistrup)

 1997  - VFA-27 Mace 200 not painted in CAG colors on the CAT getting ready to launch from USS Independence CV-62. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1997  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet shown during CAT Stroke aboard USS Independence CV-62. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1997  - VFA-27 F/A-18C CAG Mace flying by Mt. Fuji. (Image Source - US Navy)

 1997  - VFA-27 CAG Royal Mace climbs past Mt. Fuji. Circa 1997. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Feb 28, 1997  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Mace 214 launching off the USS Independence (CV-62) in support of Operation Southern Watch. (Image Source - DoD)

 Jun 1997  - Great shot of the "first" CAG that year. This bird ended up having a main gear failure and had to divert to Australia. It was later returned to CONUS. (Image Source - US Navy, contributed by Jay Bottorff)

 Jun 1997  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet - Probably the second CAG after the first one was bounced to CONUS. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jun 1997  - Probably the second CAG that year after the first one was bounced to CONUS. (Image Source - US Navy)

 Jun 1997  - VFA-27 F/A-18C Hornet - NAF Atsugi. Doesn't have full CAG paint job. From Jay Bottorff:"... paint scheme on 200 was changed in 1997 after we lost the original "Nutz" when the port main gear collapsed on the cat-stroke and made an emergency landing in Australia. Pilot saved the aircraft and it was disassembled and returned to CONUS for re-work. (Image Source - Japanese web page)

 Jun 27, 1997  - An F/A-18C Royal Mace assigned to USS Independence (CV-62) nearing NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Takafumi Hiroe - http://www.gonavy.jp/)

 Jun 27, 1997  - An F/A-18C Royal Mace assigned to USS Independence (CV-62) nearing NAF Atsugi. (Image Source - Takafumi Hiroe - http://www.gonavy.jp/)