TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT
COMPOSIT SQUADRON
FLEET INITIAL STRIKE TEAM
FOURTH FLEET MARINES

  HQ Section (3, 12, 1, 4)  
  Squadron Commander commander*
  Executive Officer captain
  Squadron Sergeant Major sergeant major
  Supply Officer warrant officer
  Supply Chief supply chief
  Supplymen (4) corporal/pfc
  Admin Chief gunnery sergeant
  Clerks (5) sergeant/pfc
  Flight Surgeon Navy commander/lieutenant
  Navy Medical Corpsmen (4) HM/PM1-3
  *CO & XO, one is a Raptor pilot,
the other is a Hopper pilot
 
  Maintenance and supply Section (1, 13)  
  Maintenance Officer warrant officer
  Maintenance Chief gunnery sergeant
  Maintenancemen (6) staff sergeant/lance corporal
  Supply Chief master sergeant
  Supplymen (5) sergeant/pfc
  Attack (Raptor) Section (6, 31)  
  Commanding Officer captain
  Pilots (5) captain/ensign
  Crew Captain gunnery sergeant
       Ground Crew (x6)  
       Crew Chief staff sergeant/corporal
       Crew (5) sergeant/lance corporal
  Hopper Section (11, 51)  
  Commanding Officer captain
  Pilots (10) captain/ensign
  Crew Captain gunnery sergeant
       Ground Crew (x10)  
       Crew Chief staff sergeant/corporal
       Crew (5) sergeant/lance corporal
  Forward Air Control (1, 6)  
  Air Control Officer lieutenant
  Observers (6) staff sergeant/lance corporal
  Antiaircraft Battery (6, 60)  
  Commanding Officer captain
  Executive Officer lieutenant
  Gunnery Officer warrant officer*
  Battery 1st Sergeant first sergeant
  Supply Chief staff sergeant
  Supplymen (4) corporal/pfc
  Communications (3) corporal/lance corporal
  Clerks (3) sergeant/pfc
  *Gunnery officer, 2 communications men,
two clerks form Fire Control Section
 
       AA Platoon (1, 16, 9 guns) (x3)  
       Commanding Officer lieutenant
       Platoon Sergeant staff sergeant
       Gun Team (x3)  
       Gun Chief sergeant
       Gunner corporal
       Assistant Gunner lance corporal
       Gun Crew (2) lance corporal/pfc


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