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It takes a large team to assist the Strike Group Commander. Many of the same roles are found on the Battlestar Command and Air Group levels, but for simplicy sake the late Admiral Pullo had combined these staff positions under his flag. Admiral Sinclair continue with the structure.

Character Note -roles can be found here for those that are officers other than pilots

Commander and Staff Relations
  • Role of Commander: To exercise command and control over assigned and attached forces in completion of a mission
  • Role of Staff: To help the commander make and implement decisions.


Admiral's Staff

Chief of Staff Colonel Jake Mackenzie
Assistant Chief of Staff for Fleet Personnel

Assistant Chief of Staff for Fleet Intelligence

Assistant Chief of Staff for Fleet Operations
Major Jilleen Simmons

Assistant Chief of Staff for Fleet Logistics
Captain Evangeline Wade

Assistant Chief of Staff for Fleet Communications
Role of Staff Officers
  • The Staff exists to make the organization, analysis, and presentation of vast amount of information manageable for the commander
  • Primary staff product: Understanding or situational awareness

Chief of Staff
  • The Chief of Staff is responsible for the excution of staff tasks, the efficient and prompt responses of the staff, and cooridinated effort of its members.
  • The Chief of Staff directs the efforts of both cooridinating and special staffs.
Coordinating/ Principal Staff of the Strike Group
  • Personnel (S1)
  • Intelligence (S2)
  • Operations & Training (S3)
  • Logistics (S4)
  • Civil-Military Operations (S5) (Currently assumed under the S-3 structure)
  • Communications (S6)
Personal and Independent Staff Components
  • Command Master Chief
  • Inspector General
  • Judge Advocate

Characteristics of a Staff Officer
  • A good staff officer should possess and demonstrate
    • Competence
    • Initiative and judgementjudgment
    • Creativity
    • Flexibility
    • Confidence
    • Loyalty
  • In addition, a good staff officer should be -
    • A team player
    • An effective manager
    • An effective communicator

Common ResponsibilitiesandResponsibilities and Duties of a staff officer
  • Advising and providing information to the Commander
  • Preparing, updating, and maintaining estimates
  • Making recommendations
  • Preparing plans and orders
  • Monitoring execution of decisions
  • Processing, analyzing and disseminating information
  • Identifying and analyzing problems
  • Conducting staff coordination
  • Conducting training
  • Performing staff assistance visits
  • Performing risk management
  • Conducting staff inspections
  • Conducting staff writing
  • Conducting staff research
  • Performing staff administrative procedures
  • Supervising staff section and staff personnel
Staff Functions

PersonnelOfficer (S-1)

Intelligence Officer (S-2)

Operations Officer (S-3)

Logistics Officer (S-4)

Communications Officer (S-6)