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== Present Senior Staff == === CIC === *Admiral [[William Adama]] - Commanding officer *Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] - [[Executive officer]] *Captain [[Kara Thrace]] - [[Commander Air Group]] *Lieutenant [[Louis Hoshi]] - Senior Officer of the Watch/Tactical officer *Unknown (Formerly Lieutenant Hoshi) - [[Communications officer]] === Support === *Major [[Cottle]] - [[Chief Medical Officer]] === [[Marines|Marines]] === *Lieutenant [[Terry Burrell]] (seen only in "[[Sacrifice]]") *[[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Marine Lieutenant|Unnamed lieutenant]] (seen only in "[[Escape Velocity]]" and "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]") == Chain of Command == The current commander of ''Galactica'' is Admiral Adama, and second-in-command is Colonel Tigh (Tigh has retained this position despite the revelation that he is one of the [[Final Five]] Cylons). Captain Karl Agathon has risen to third-in-command and has frequently filled in as executive officer. Beyond that the hierarchy is unclear. Major [[Cottle|Cottle]] is a medical officer and outside of the chain of command, and Captain [[Aaron Kelly|Aaron Kelly]]'s detention ("[[The Son Also Rises|The Son Also Rises]]") presumably removes him from the order of precedence. == Position Histories == === Commanding Officer === *Commander William Adama ([[Miniseries]] to "[[Scattered]]") - Injured after assassination attempt *Colonel Saul Tigh, Acting ("Scattered" to "[[The Farm]]") - Relinquishes command after Commander Adama returns to duty *Commander, later Admiral William Adama ("The Farm" to "[[Sine Qua Non]]") - Promoted to admiral by President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]"). During this period, Adama's flag briefly fell under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] although Adama retained basic operational command of ''Galactica'' ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" to "Resurrection Ship, Part II"). *Colonel (temporarily Admiral) Saul Tigh ("Sine Qua Non" to "[[Revelations]]") - Adama resigns position temporarily to search for Roslin *Admiral William Adama ("[[Revelations]]" to "[[The Oath]]") - Adama returns to the Fleet, is deposed in a mutiny *Lieutenant (unofficially, Commander) Felix Gaeta, ''de facto'' ("[[The Oath]]" to "[[Blood on the Scales]]") - Gaeta siezes command in a mutiny as part of a ''coup d'etat'' led by [[Tom Zarek]]. *Admiral William Adama ("[[Blood on the Scales]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]") - Adama regains command by force; Gaeta is executed for mutiny. === Executive Officer === *Colonel Saul Tigh ([[Miniseries]] to "[[Scattered]]") - Assumes command when Commander Adama is injured during an assassination attempt *Captain Aaron Kelly, Acting ("Scattered" to "[[The Farm]]") - Returns to regular duties when Commander Adama resumes command *Colonel Saul Tigh ("The Farm" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") - Relocates to [[New Caprica|New Caprica]] *Captain Karl Agathon ("[[Occupation]]" to "[[The Passage]]") - Colonel Tigh resumes post *Colonel Saul Tigh ("The Passage" to present. Interrupted by a short leave of absence in "[[Crossroads, Part I]] & [[Crossroads, Part II|II]]" and by temporary Fleet command from "[[Sine Qua Non]]" to "[[Revelations]]") === Tactical officer === *Lieutenant Felix Gaeta ([[Miniseries]] to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") - Relocates to New Caprica (working as aide to President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]) *Lieutenant Karl Agathon ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II") - Promoted to XO *Captain Aaron Kelly ("[[Occupation]]" to "[[The Passage]]") - Gaeta resumes post *Lieutenant Felix Gaeta ("The Passage" to "[[Six of One]]") - Joined crew of the ''Demetrius'' *Lieutenant Louis Hoshi ("[[The Ties That Bind]]" to "[[Sine Qua Non]]") - Gaeta resumes his duties after sufficiently recovering from his leg amputation *Lieutenant Felix Gaeta ("[[Revelations]]" to "[[The Oath]]") - Gaeta take command of ''Galactica'' in a mutiny. *Specialist Gage, ''de facto'' ("[[The Oath]]" to "[[Blood on the Scales]]") - Takes the position briefly under Gaeta and later arrested. *Lieutenant Louis Hoshi (''[[No Exit]]'' to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]") - Gaeta is executed. === Communications Officer === *Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla ([[Miniseries]] to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") - Promoted to XO of [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] *Unknown ("[[Occupation|Occupation]]" to "[[Exodus, Part II]]") *Lieutenant Hoshi ("[[Collaborators]]" to "[[Six of One]]") - Reassigned to Tactical Officer *Unknown ("[[The Ties That Bind]]" to "[[Sine Qua Non]]") - Hoshi resumes his duties *Lieutenant Hoshi ("[[No Exit]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]") - Reassigned to Tactical Officer === Commander, Air Group === *Major [[Jackson Spencer]] ([[Miniseries]]) - Killed in Action *Captain [[Lee Adama]] (Miniseries to "[[The Captain's Hand]]") - Promoted to CO of ''Pegasus'' *Captain [[George Birch]] ("[[Home, Part I]]" to "[[Home, Part II]]") - Temporary replacement for Captain Adama *Captain [[Kara Thrace]] ("[[Downloaded]]" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") - Relocates to New Caprica *Captain [[Louanne Katraine]] ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" to "[[Collaborators]]") - Demoted when Major Adama resumes post. Posthumous and symbolic promotion ([[The Passage]]) *Major Lee Adama ("[[Torn]]" to "[[The Son Also Rises]]") - Re-assigned as head of security for [[Romo Lampkin]] *Captain Karl Agathon ("The Son Also Rises" to "[[Six of One]]". Interrupted by a temporary stint as XO to replace Col. Tigh in "[[Crossroads, Part I]] & [[Crossroads, Part II|II]]") - Joins crew of the ''Demetrius'' *Unknown ("[[The Ties That Bind]]" to "[[Faith]]") - ''Demetrius'' returns *Captain Karl Agathon ("[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]") - Joins [[Resurrection Hub]] strike force *Captain Kara Thrace ("[[Sine Qua Non]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]") === Chief Medical Officer === *Major Cottle ([[Miniseries]] to present, with the exception of his relocation to New Caprica) *Unknown ("[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" to "[[Exodus, Part II]]") === Chief of the Deck === *Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]] ([[Miniseries]] to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]") - Replaced by ''Pegasus's'' deck chief *Chief Petty Officer [[Peter Laird]] ("Pegasus" to "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]") - Laird reassigned to ''Pegasus'' *Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol ("[[Epiphanies]]" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") - Relocates to New Caprica *Unknown ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" to "[[Exodus, Part II]]") - Tyrol resumes post *Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol ("[[Collaborators]]" to "[[Escape Velocity]]") - Demoted by Admiral Adama *Chief Petty Officer Peter Laird ("Escape Velocity" to "[[The Oath]]") - killed by [[Tom Zarek]] *Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol ("[[No Exit]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]") - Reinstated by Admiral Adama === Master-at-Arms === *Sergeant [[Hadrian]] (Presumably [[Miniseries]] to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]", but last mentioned in "[[Valley of Darkness]]") === Landing Signal Officer === *Captain Aaron Kelly ("[[Miniseries]]" to "[[Scattered]]") - Re-assigned as acting XO *Unknown ("Scattered" to "[[The Farm]]") - Aaron Kelly resumes post *Captain Aaron Kelly ("The Farm" to "[[Exodus, Part I]]") - Re-assigned as tactical officer *Unknown ("Exodus, Part I" to "[[Exodus, Part II]]") - Aaron Kelly resumes post *Captain Aaron Kelly ("[[Collaborators]]" to "[[The Son Also Rises]]") - Put in detention with charges pending :''Afterwards unknown'' == References == <div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div> [[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:Characters|*]] [[Category:Characters (RDM)|*]] [[Category:Lists]] [[Category:RDM|*]] [[de:Offiziersbesatzung der Galactica|de:Offiziersbesatzung der Galactica]]

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