Previously Held NEC AN-0000-Airman
AD-8326-A-7A/B Organizational Maintenance, Powerplant and Related Systems
8342-F/A-18 O-level Technician
AD-8342-F/A-18 A/B/C/D Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician
NEC AD-8342-F/A-18 A/B/C/D Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician
Base, Station or City NAS LeMoore
State/Country California
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VFA-27 Royal Maces Details
The Royal Mace mission is to be prepared to conduct sustained combat operations from sea on short notice in support of national policy. We will be ready to provide fused ordnance on target, on time, anytime, anywhere.
To conduct carrier based air strike and strike force escort missions, anti-ship operations, battle group anti-air operations, and surveillance/intelligence collection operations in support of Carrier Air Wing 5 tasking and requirements. The Royal Maces were commissioned Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) on September 1, 1967 flying the A-7 Corsair II, and in January 1968, the squadron officially reported to Carrier Air Wing 14. In May 1968, as the Vietnam War continued, the Royal Maces departed for their first combat deployment aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64). On 28 Jun 1968, the squadron flew its first combat sortie striking targets in the panhandle region of North Vietnam. During a second combat cruise aboard Constellation in August 1969, VA-27 flew over 2,500 combat sorties
