Carrier air groups have retained a recognizable set of jobs throughout their development. Carriers began as tools for reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance and strike, with anti-submarine work combining those functions. Finding a submarine provides reconnaissance, while attacking it removes both a weapon and a scout that could report the fleet's position. Aircraft, methods and scale change as new technology adapts these established missions.
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Carrier air groups keep the same core jobs
Reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, strike and force protection have remained core carrier missions as aircraft technology has changed.