Intrepid's captain commanded the ship, while an admiral commanded a group of ships, and at various points Intrepid served as the flagship, the lead ship of a group of vessels. When Intrepid was serving as flagship, an admiral directed the group from the flag bridge level. In 1944, Intrepid served as flagship of a task group commanded by Rear Admiral Gerald Bogan. On November 25, 1944, two kamikaze aircraft struck Intrepid, and Bogan maintained control of his group and did his best to minimize damage to his flagship. Intrepid did not always have an admiral on board, and during those times the crew used these spaces for other purposes. During the Vietnam War, squadron commanders communicated with their pilots from this level, and in the 1970s crew members sometimes used this level to track surface ships.
