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	The term crew chief can refer to several different things: In auto racing Auto racing Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports.... , a crew chief is the head person on a pit stop Pit stop In Auto racings, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above.... . The crew chief's primary duties include developing car setups, configuring pit strategies, and receiving feedback from his driver about the car's handling. The crew chief has been compared to the head coach Head coach A head coach is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. He is typically paid more than other coach . Other coaches are often subordinate to the head coach, often in offense positions or defense positions, and occasionally proceeding down into individualized position coaches.... in other professional sports. In baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against... , a crew chief is usually the most experienced or senior umpire Umpire (baseball) In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions.... of the umpiring staff in a game. In the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada.... (but not in other basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet high hoop under organized rules.... competitions), the crew chief is the lead official Official (basketball) In Basketball, an official is a person who has the responsibility to enforce the rules and maintain the order of the game. The title of official also applies to the Basketball statistics and timekeepers, as well as other personnel that have an active task in maintaining the game.... in a game. In the military Military A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force .... , crew chiefs are crew members of various vehicles like tank Tank A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities.... s or aircraft Aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters.... . Lovingly called "Crew Dogs", "Booger Hookers", "Knuckle Grinders", or simply "Chief". In German EMS, the Crew Chief is the person in charge of an ambulance crew. Depending on the level of training of the crew and the role of the ambulance, that person is sometimes a physician. In the Air Force Air force An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare.... , Army Army An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force.... , and US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force.... , crew chiefs organize and perform pre-flight, post-flight and through-flight inspections, as well as launch and recover aircraft. They are responsible for the lives of the crew members who fly in or drive the aircraft or vehicles. They normally are exposed to the elements and work very long hours. They are referred to as knuckle draggers and spend most of their day inspecting, marshaling, towing and washing aircraft. If something is broken on an aircraft a specialist or flight crew member more than likely broke it, and the crew chief's main responsibility is to ensure those breaks are found and repaired. Civilian crew chiefs make twice as much as their military counter parts. A common phrase used to describe the Crew Chief as a maintainer is "A jack of all trades, master of none".