Thanks for the reply igorski..

I see the F-18_Main07_T.dds file in the other 4 texture folders under the CS_FA-18D directory, but don't those correspond to the other paint jobs of the stock XLoad Hornets? Can I copy over any one of those files and have it apply correctly with the white livery scheme I am trying to convert?

In other words, say I copied over the F-18_Main07_T.dds file from the Swiss Airforce F/A-18D, which has a darker gray scheme than the Acceleration white livery.. wouldn't the canopy texture then be dark gray while the rest of the Hornet is the white livery texture?