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| | The '''Commander Air Group''' (more commonly known as the '''CAG''') is the seniormost pilot aboard a [[Battlestar]] and is responsible for all flight operations. |
| The '''Commander, Air Group''' ('''CAG''') is the senior pilot aboard a [[battlestar]], responsible for [[Air Wing]] operations and personnel. The billet is filled by the senior flight officer with a [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank]] of captain or higher. | |
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| ==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Galactica''== | | ==Battlestar ''Galactica''== |
| :''For a complete list of all Galactica CAGs, see: [[Senior_Staff_of_Galactica#Commander.2C_Air_Group|Senior Staff of Galactica]]''
| | The current CAG of the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]. |
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| *Captain [[Armin Diaz]] ([[Blood and Chrome]])
| | She follows [[Lee Adama| Lee "Apollo" Adama]], who has been promoted to Commander of [[Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Apollo assumed the position as CAG following the death of Captain [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]]. Spencer was killed in the opening minutes of the [[Cylon Attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]]. ("[[Mini-Series]]") |
| *Major [[Jackson Spencer]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
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| * Captain {{callsign|Apollo}} ("[[Miniseries]]" to "[[Pegasus]]")
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| * Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] ("[[Downloaded]]" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]")
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| * Major {{callsign|Apollo}} ("[[Torn]]" to "[[The Son Also Rises]]")
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| * Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]" to "[[Six of One]]")
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| * Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] ("[[Sine Qua Non]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")
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| ==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Pegasus''==
| | During Lee Adama's brief defection, the role of CAG was temporarily given to Captain [[George Birch|George "Catman" Birch]]. Adama resumed the position upon his return. ("[[Home, Part I]]") |
| * Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] (Relieved by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]")
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| * Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] (Replaces Cole Taylor, but transfered back to ''Galactica'' by "[[Epiphanies]]". Temporarily transferred to ''Pegasus'' in "[[The Captain's Hand]]" and re-assigned to ''Galactica'' after "[[Razor]]")
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| * CAG at the time of destruction unknown
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| ==Notes== | | ==Battlestar ''Pegasus''== |
| * CAGs have normally been captains throughout the series, but always senior to all other pilots. Captain {{callsign|Lee Adama}} is initially appointed CAG by virtue of his rank, and eventually is promoted to major with several captains serving under him as squadron commanders. Subsequent CAGs ({{callsign|Starbuck}}, [[George Birch]], [[Louanne Katraine]]) are captains when appointed. In Thrace's case in "[[Pegasus]]," Lee Adama is demoted to Lieutenant under her.
| | The current CAG of the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]]. |
| *"[[Wikipedia:Commander, Air Group|CAG]]" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films and television series such as "Top Gun" and "JAG". The term "CAG" is obsolete as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings and the position is "Commander, Air Wing" (CAW), but it is still used, especially on an informal level. The term "Air Wing" is also used on ''Battlestar Galactica'' {{TRS|Pegasus (episode)}}.
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| *The CAG's rank and place in the ship's hierarchy is one area where ''Battlestar Galactica'' diverges from the US Navy. In the real world, the CAG is a captain (O-6) of equal seniority to the ship's captain (or skipper), with both under the command of an admiral who commands the Carrier Strike Group. ''Battlestar Galactica'' places the CAG under the ship's commander, and at major or even captain he or she holds a relatively low rank.
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| ==See Also== | | For a short time, [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] was the CAG on Pegasus when Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] promoted her from Lieutenant to Captain after witnessing her daring reconnoiter of the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]") |
| *[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]
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| | ==Note== |
| | "CAG" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films such as Top Gun and television series such as JAG. While the term CAG is technically obsolete in the modern US Navy as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings, it is still used though, especially on an informal level. |
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