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CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION OF NAVAL AVIATION INTRODUCTION CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS You first learned about Navy organization in recruit (CNO) training. Here, we deal primarily with the organization of naval aviation. You will become familiar with the O O OO overall picture of the organization of naval aviation. This knowledge will help you understand the importance of your job as an Airman. COMMANDER IN CHIEF COMMANDER IN CHIEF Naval aviation starts with the Secretary of the U.S. PACIFIC FLEET U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET Navy, who is head of the Navy Department. The Navy (CINCPAC) (CINCLANT) Department is under the cabinet post of the Secretary of O O OO O O OO Defense. The training manual Basic Military Requirements, NAVEDTRA 12018, covers the organization of the Navy Department. COMMANDER NAVAL AIR COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES U.S. PACIFIC FORCES U.S. ATLANTIC Figure 2-1 shows the operational organization for FLEET FLEET naval aviation. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is (COMNAVAIRPAC) (COMNAVAIRLANT) the head of the military part of the Navy Department. O O O O O O He/she is usually the senior naval military officer in the Department. COMMANDER WING PACIFIC COMMANDER WING ATLANTIC An organization does not remain static. Missions (CDRWINGPAC) (CDRWINGLANT) differ and change. Various missions and tasks influence OOOOR OOOOR the organization of a particular squadron, station, or CARRIER, WING, PATROL, CARRIER, WING, PATROL, ship. HELICOPTER HELICOPTER Whether you are assigned to a shore duty or shipboard billet, you are part of a division. There is a FUNCTIONAL WING FUNCTIONAL WING COMMANDER COMMANDER division officer in charge. The division officer is CAPT CAPT responsible for training personnel within the division. (CDRWING) (CDRWING) He/she makes sure that command policies are carried out. The division officer is responsible for seeing that the jobs assigned to the division are completed on time. TYPE SQUADRON TYPE SQUADRON You will probably be assigned to a smaller group called COMMANDER COMMANDER a crew. A senior petty officer is in charge of the crew. VA HSL VQ VA HSL VQ These petty officers will help you with your on-the-job VAW VR VP VAW VR VP and in-service training. VS VF VC VS VC HS VRC HS VRC HC VX HC VX HM VAQ HM VAQ NAVAL AVIATION CHAIN OF COMMAND NOTE: STARS DENOTE FLAG RANK ANF0201 LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize the Figure 2-1.—Organizational chart of naval aviation. naval aviation chain of command and your position within the chain. ship must report to a superior officer. That superior officer must report to a superior, and this procedure is Every organization in the Navy has a chain of repeated all the way up to the CNO. You have a chain of command. Figure 2-1 shows a typical chain of command to follow. You report to your crew leader or command. The commanding officer of a squadron or supervisor. The crew leader or supervisor reports to the 2-1 branch or division chief petty officer. The branch or Naval air station and squadron personnel perform division chief reports to the division officer. Normally, organizational-level maintenance on their assigned all matters concerning you are handled at the division aircraft. The naval air station also has the responsibility level. Matters of extreme importance should go to your for providing intermediate-level maintenance. This is a department head. From the department head, the chain higher level of maintenance work done on aircraft. goes to the executive officer, and finally to the Some naval air stations provide depot-level commanding officer. This chain of command could maintenance. This is the highest level of maintenance change some from command to command, but for naval aircraft. basically it will remain the same. Providing training is another function of a naval air The chain of command serves many purposes in the station. Some naval air stations provide one or more accomplishment of the Navy's mission. The chain of types of flight training. There are three types of flight command provides direction in the assignment of training—preflight, basic, and advanced flight training. duties. Communication is the key word in the chain of These three types of flight training apply to naval command. Communication must flow in both officer aviators and to enlisted aircrew personnel. directions, up and down the chain of command. A good Some naval air stations provide the Fleet chain of command provides a way to solve Readiness/Replacement Aviation Maintenance Pro- work-related problems. gram (FRAMP). FRAMP provides formal and on the Q2-1. What is the purpose of the chain of command? job (OJT) maintenance training for the type of aircraft and the support equipment used on that aircraft. NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) Not all naval air stations do everything you will ORGANIZATION read about here. Some can handle all phases of training. LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify the Others may handle only the maintenance phase. The organizational structure of a naval air station size of naval air stations varies according to their and recognize the responsibilities within the functions. However, all naval air stations provide organizational structure of these activities. service and support to the fleet. There are several activities devoted to naval Figure 2-2 shows the organization of a typical naval aviation. Certain stations provide facilities for air station. The commanding officer (CO) is equipping, supplying, repairing, and maintaining responsible for the safety, well-being, and efficiency of aircraft. Others provide specialized training to flight the command. and ground personnel. The commanding officer and executive officer have You have already had duty at the Recruit Training several special assistants. They are the legal officer, the Command. In this section, you will learn about the service information officer, the chaplain, the aviation basic organization of a naval air station that you will see safety officer, the management engineer, and the during your naval career. It should show you that there general safety officer. are many duties to be performed. You can strike for any ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT one of the aviation ratings found on a naval air station. The organization of a naval air station is similar to that The administration department is responsible for of a squadron or a carrier, but it is much more extensive. providing administrative services for the station. These The mission of a naval air station is to provide services include mail distribution, communications, service and support to the fleet. A naval air station and maintenance of personnel files. The divisions carries out its mission through several functions. within the administration department include the administrative, communications, personnel administra- ! It supports operating aircraft and squadrons tive support services (PASS), mess, special services, assigned to the naval air station. and family services divisions. ! It also supports any transient aircraft that land at the naval air station. COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT ! It provides air traffic control to all aircraft The head of the comptroller department assists the flying in its controlled air space. commanding officer and the executive officer. He/she advises the station budget board, the department heads, 2-2 NAVAL AIR STATION COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER SPECIAL ASSISTANTS LEGAL OFFICER SERVICE INFORMATION OFFICER CHAPLAIN AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER MANAGEMENT ENGINEER GENERAL SAFETY OFFICER HUMAN ADMINISTRATION COMPTROLLER SECURITY RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE DENTAL MEDICAL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT AIR SUPPLY PUBLIC WORKS WEAPONS OPERATIONS (SUPPLY & FISCAL) DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT ANF0202 Figure 2-2.—Organizational chart of a naval air station. and other levels of station management. The for maintaining the security of the station to prevent comptroller assists in planning, organizing, directing, sabotage, espionage, theft, fire, or other hostile acts. and executing financial matters that affect the station. The functions of the department include internal In this capacity, the comptroller provides technical security, investigation, training, and coordination for guidance, coordination, and advice in budget control. off-station shore patrol activity. He/she recommends allocations of civilian personnel to AIR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT departments and programs. The comptroller develops and monitors data collection systems for program The air operations department is responsible for performance analysis and progress reporting. He/she providing and operating the airfield. This department also provides accounting and disbursing services. provides services to support aircraft operations, which include station, squadron, and transient aircraft (both HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE (HRO) military and civilian) support. The air operations The human resources office is headed by a naval department is also responsible for providing air traffic officer or a civilian personnel officer. He/she is assisted control in the air facility assigned to them. They collect, by civilian experts on employment, wage, and analyze, and report weather data, schedule flights, and classification. Employee relations and services are also update other important information. The department handled in this office. performs organizational maintenance for assigned aircraft, performs flight line services for transient SECURITY DEPARTMENT aircraft, and operates firing ranges. Other services The security department consists