Admiral Fletcher ( commanding the `` Yorktown '' task force ) along with Captain Elliott Buckmaster ( `` Yorktown '' 's commanding officer ) and their staffs had acquired first-hand experience in organizing and launching a full strike against an enemy force in the Coral Sea , but there was no time to pass these lessons on to `` Enterprise '' and `` Hornet '' which were tasked with launching the first strike .
Admiral Fletcher , commanding the `` Yorktown '' task force , along with Captain Elliott Buckmaster , `` Yorktown '' 's commanding officer , and their staffs had experience in doing a full strike against an enemy force in the Coral Sea . But they could not pass on what they had learned to `` Enterprise '' and `` Hornet '' which were ordered to launch the first strike .