Editing Blue Squadron (RDM)

{{disline|For the Original Series Blue Squadron see: [[Blue Squadron (TOS)]]}}



[[File:Blue squadron.jpg|thumb|right|Blue Squadron on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''{{'|s}} [[DRADIS]] {{TRS|Razor}}.]]
'''Blue Squadron''' is the [[wireless]] callsign of several fighter squadrons.

It is the designation of the initial Viper squadron sortied from ''Pegasus'' during its [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack on a Cylon communications relay]] under Admiral Cain {{TRS|Razor}}.

During the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]], Blue Squadron is shown on the DRADIS screen participating in the battle. It is presumably led by {{callsign|Starbuck}} {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}.

During the [[Battle of New Caprica]], Blue Squadron departs ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' during planetfall. They lead hit and run attacks on surface installations during the battle. It is possibly led by {{callsign|Hot Dog}} {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}.

Later, the name is used for a [[Raptor]] picket led by {{callsign|Helo}} {{TRS|The Son Also Rises}}. Blue Squadron appears on ''Galactica'''s DRADIS during the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula]] {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}.

== Similar terms ==
* A group of Vipers is called "Blue Team" during a training exercise. Led by {{callsign|Kat}}, it measures its skills against [[Red Team]] {{TRS|Torn}}
* In a "[[A Day in the Life]]", Lee Adama orders his pilots to do flying and landing exercises, dividing them into red, blue, yellow and green "sections".

== Notes ==
* Originally it seemed that Blue Squadron could be a standing squadron on ''{{RDM|Pegasus}}'' (similar to the naming scheme of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}). However, later the term is used for widely different units, which are led by different people. This suggests that it is merely a callsign to identify the squadrons on the wireless and [[DRADIS]].

== See Also ==
* [[Red Squadron (RDM)|Red Squadron]], [[Yellow Squadron]] and [[Green Squadron (RDM)|Green Squadron]]
* [[Squadrons of Galactica]]

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