473rd Fighter Wing Positions

473rd Fighter Wing
Department Colors:	Pilots & Command Maintenance
Officers:	00
Enlisted:	00
Senior Officer:	Commander Terry Walsh
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The best pilots in Starfleet, they are responsible for piloting the starfighters in ship-to-ship battles, as well as providing escort for shuttles, and runabouts.

Command Positions

Though the Fighter Wing doesn't have any dedicated staff for Flight Operations, those matters are handled by the Operations Department and Shuttle/Work Bee Maintenance by Flight Control and Engineering.

Wing Commander

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Wing Commander is in charge of all things related to his wing's fighters, generally a responsibility of between 48 and 72 starfighters. As well, the wing commander is responsible for all the personnel assigned to the flight on the ship/facility, and ensuring that maintenance work is carried on the craft by Engineering.

Wing Commander's Aide

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
A Yeoman assigned to the Wing Commander to handle paperwork and administrative functions.

Squadron Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Squadron Leader is in charge of all things related to his squadron's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 24 starfighters. As well, the squadron leader is responsible for all the personnel assigned to the squadron on the ship/facility, and ensuring that maintenance work is carried on the craft by Engineering.

Pilot Positions

Gryphon Squadron

Gryphon Squadron Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Squadron Leader is in charge of all things related to his squadron's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 24 starfighters. As well, the squadron leader is responsible for all the personnel assigned to the squadron on the ship/facility, and ensuring that maintenance work is carried on the craft by Engineering.

Gryphon Flight Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Flight Leader is in charge of all things related to his flight's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 8 starfighters.

Gryphon Flight Fighter Pilot

Classification: Officer

Description:
Specialized pilot, trained in all areas and aspects of fighter combat. They are also familiar with runabouts, shuttles and transports. To be a fighter pilot the pilot must hold a rank from within the Warrant Officer Ranks or commissioned ranks.

Grphon Flight Tactical Systems Operator

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Tactical Systems Operator (or TSO) is responsible for operating all offensive and defensive systems in fighters which have two operators.

Valkyrie Squadron

Valkyrie Squadron Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Squadron Leader is in charge of all things related to his squadron's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 24 starfighters. As well, the squadron leader is responsible for all the personnel assigned to the squadron on the ship/facility, and ensuring that maintenance work is carried on the craft by Engineering.

Valkyrie Flight Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Flight Leader is in charge of all things related to his flight's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 8 starfighters.

Valkyrie Flight Fighter Pilot

Classification: Officer

Description:
Specialized pilot, trained in all areas and aspects of fighter combat. They are also familiar with runabouts, shuttles and transports. To be a fighter pilot the pilot must hold a rank from within the Warrant Officer Ranks or commissioned ranks.

Bravo Flight Tactical Systems Operator

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Tactical Systems Operator (or TSO) is responsible for operating all offensive and defensive systems in fighters which have two operators.

Peregrine Squadron

Peregrine Squadron Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Squadron Leader is in charge of all things related to his squadron's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 24 starfighters. As well, the squadron leader is responsible for all the personnel assigned to the squadron on the ship/facility, and ensuring that maintenance work is carried on the craft by Engineering.

Peregrine Flight Leader

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Flight Leader is in charge of all things related to his flight's fighters, generally a responsibility of up to 8 starfighters.

Peregrine Flight Fighter Pilot

Classification: Officer

Description:
Specialized pilot, trained in all areas and aspects of fighter combat. They are also familiar with runabouts, shuttles and transports. To be a fighter pilot the pilot must hold a rank from within the Warrant Officer Ranks or commissioned ranks.

Charlie Flight Tactical Systems Operator

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Tactical Systems Operator (or TSO) is responsible for operating all offensive and defensive systems in fighters which have two operators.

Starfighter Operations

Senior Deck Boss

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Senior Deck Boss is responsible for the oversight of operations involving the station's fighters including the Fighter Launch Bay at Junction Three and airborne fighters in the station's designated airspace. From his perch in the raised center seat on the upper level, he maintains visual control of Starfighter Operations at Arm Three.

Deck Boss

Classification: Officer

Description:

Flight Navigation Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor or control heading, speed, and other such things regarding navigation for support craft within the starship control zone. This console may also control the engaging and disengaging of the autopilot in the craft as well as any transporter technology for emergency beam-outs of unconscious pilots and crew.

Flight Navigation Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Weapons Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor the weapons status on support craft. This includes starfighters, shuttles, and runabouts that are within the starship's control zone and powered down on the Flight Deck and Shuttle Storage and Maintenance.

Flight Weapons Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Damage Control Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor damage reports on support craft engaged in combat operations. They also monitor the repair status of support craft powered down in Shuttle Storage and Maintenance. This includes starfighters, shuttles, and runabouts.

Flight Damage Control Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Operations Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
There is a Flight Ops station for each starfighter Squadron (Gryphon, Valkyrie, Peregrine) and one for support craft. Officers and Specialists assigned to these stations monitor all aircraft operating in the starship control zone. Also monitors mission status of all craft on Flight Deck and in Shuttle Storage and Maintenance.

Flight Operations Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Communications Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor communications between support craft engaged in combat situations, patrol, and other missions within the starship control zone. They also are key to communications between incoming/outgoing craft and the starship's flight deck and shuttle bays.

Flight Communications Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Sensors Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor sensor data coming from support craft. It is also their resposibility to orgainze the sensor data for After Action Reports used for mission debriefings and command briefs.

Flight Sensors Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Flight Medical Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Officers and Specialists assigned to this station monitor medical information strictly from the telemetry transmistted by the fighter pilot's flight suit. Essentially, Flight Medical keeps an eye on vitals.

Flight Medical Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:

Maintenance Positions

Being a pilot is not all flying and dogfighting – just a fair portion of it. When not in the air, a pilot has to deal with one of the most formidable and determined forces in the known galaxy – the Crew Chief. A pilot does not own the fighter he flies, or any part of it – the plane belongs to the Crew Chief and his dedicated team of engineers who clean it and repair it every time it comes home. The pilot merely ‘borrows’ it for the mission. Woe to the pilot who forgets the care and effort that his ground crew puts into his bird.

Chief of Fighter Maintenance

Classification: Officer

Description:
This individual is responsible for coordinating all repair and service issues for the craft in the 473rd.

Maintenance Crew Chief

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The Crew Chief is the senior NCO of a ground crew assigned to a fighter, supervising and inspecting the work they do. Crew Chiefs know all there is to know about the fighter they maintain, and not even the pilot knows a craft better. The Crew Chief is responsible for the craft’s readiness for missions, and ensures all maintenance is properly documented.

Propulsion Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Propulsion engineer oversees the maintenance of the EPS relay system and power supply, warp engines, impulse drive, and maneuvering thrusters.

Propulsion Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The Propulsion specialist assists the Propulsion engineer with the maintenance of the EPS relay system and power supply, warp engines, impulse drive, and maneuvering thrusters.

Systems Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Systems engineer maintains life support, ejection systems, communications, inertial dampeners and any and all survival gear attached to the craft in case of crash landing/ejection.

Systems Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The Systems specialist assists the Systems Engineer with the maintenance life support, ejection systems, communications, inertial dampeners and any and all survival gear attached to the craft in case of crash landing/ejection.

Power Systems Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Computer systems and sensors are under the care of this engineer, who also makes sure that navigation and astrogation computers are kept up to date and working properly.

Power Systems Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
Computer systems and sensors are maintained with the help of this specialist, who also makes sure that navigation and astrogation computers are kept up to date and working properly.

Diagnostic Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Diagnostic Engineer works alongside with the Systems Engineers and Power Systems Engineers to determine problems and fix them.

Diagnostic Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The Diagnostic Specialist works alongside with the Systems Engineers and Power Systems Engineers to determine problems and fix them.

Environmental Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
This engineer maintains the environmental functions of the fighter and the accompanying flight suit for its pilot.

Environmental Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
This specialist maintains the environmental functions of the fighter and the accompanying flight suit for its pilot.

Tactical Systems Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Ordinance engineer takes care of all weapons and targeting system; he is the one that oversees proper loading of torpedoes, missiles, bombs, and other munitions – including chaff, flares, ECM pods and other defensive measures. This engineer also oversees targeting computers and relevant subsystems.

Tactical Systems Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The Ordinance specialist takes care of all weapons and targeting system; he is the one that oversees proper loading of torpedoes, missiles, bombs, and other munitions – including chaff, flares, ECM pods and other defensive measures. This engineer also oversees targeting computers and relevant subsystems.

Structural Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
These engineers check and care for all of the structural aspects of the fighter.

Structural Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
These engineers check and care for all of the structural aspects of the fighter.

Damage Control/Maintenance Engineer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Anything that moves, this engineer sees to it that it moves right. Landing gear, antigrav units, internal hardpoint doors, access panels, other basic mechanical features – nothing too big or too small for this grease monkey.

Damage Control/Maintenance Specialist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
Anything that moves, this engineer sees to it that it moves right. Landing gear, antigrav units, internal hardpoint doors, access panels, other basic mechanical features – nothing too big or too small for this grease monkey.