personally attend to all the details involved. Figure 2-6 shows the standard aircraft carrier organization. The executive officer aboard a carrier assists the captain the same as the executive officer of a squadron helps the squadron's commanding officer. The executive officer, the operations officer, and the air officer also must be qualified naval aviators. CARRIER AIR WING Carrier air wings consist of squadrons assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). The air wing is under the command of an air wing commander. Air wing commanders report for duty to the commanding officer of the parent carrier. They have tactical command of their wings during wing operations. When ship-based, the air wing commander exercises the rights conferred by  U.S. Navy Regulations  on heads of departments. The air wing commander also has responsibilities similar to that of a department head. These responsibilities include internal administration of air wing personnel and material upkeep of assigned spaces and aircraft. In matters concerning air department functions, the air wing commander acts under the direction of the air department officer. Under the direction of the operations officer, the commander cooperates in matters concerning operations department functions. Air wings, squadrons, and units are established aboard CV and CVN, LPH, LHA, and LHD types of ships. See figure 2-7. Under the carrier commanding officer and the air wing commander, squadron commanding officers maintain the squadron organization. See figure 2-8. OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The operations department has the responsibility of air operations and the combat information center (CIC). The allied divisions, including air intelligence, photography, meteorology, lookout, recognition, and air plot are added responsibilities. These sections make up the OA and OI divisions to which you, as a striker, may be assigned. AIR DEPARTMENT The carrier air department is organized into divisions that are responsible for landing and launching operations. They also handle and service aircraft, and 2-12 ANF0206 COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER PERSONNEL OFFICER EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SHIP'S SECRETARY CHAPLAIN PUBLIC INFO OFFICER CHIEF MASTER-AT-ARMS BAND AIR WING OR GROUP WHEN EMBARKED AIR DEPT. ENGINEERING DEPT. NAVIGATION DEPT. MEDICAL DEPT. AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS DEPT. WEAPONS DEPT. SUPPLY DEPT. DENTAL DEPT. Figure 2-6.—Typical aircraft carrier organizational chart.