The 27th Marine Starfighter Squadron, callsign Mallet, was a starfighter squadron attached to the Republic Marines' 8th Marine Aerospace Wing.
History[]
During the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War, the squadron flew the Aurek-class tactical strikefighter during its tours of duty aboard various Republic Navy warships.
In 3,956 BBY, the squadron was one of three Marine units called into action by Admiral Forn Dodonna as she gathered a fleet to confront the Sith forces guarding the Star Forge in the Lehon system. During the Battle of Rakata Prime, the squadron flew as a screen for Dodonna's capital ships, holding off Sith interceptors as other Republic forces assaulted the enemy fleet.