Editing Commander Air Group

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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.

It should be noted that Commander, Air Groups may also be in overall command of all local battlestar Air Wings, following and including ''Pegasus'' integration into [[The Fleet (TRS)|the Fleet]].

==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Galactica''==
:''For a complete list of all Galactica CAGs, see: [[Senior_Staff_of_Galactica#Commander.2C_Air_Group|Senior Staff of Galactica]]''

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! Photo !! Person !! Rank !! Period of Service !! Notes
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| [[File:Armin Diaz.png|link=Armin Diaz|232x232px]]|| {{callsign|High Top}} || Captain || c. {{BCH|42}} - [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]|| Served as {{Callsign|Husker}}'s CAG during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].
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| [[File:Bsg-cag-1.jpg|link=Jackson Spencer|200x200px]]|| {{callsign|Ripper}} || Major || c. {{BCH|1}} to {{ACH|0}} - "[[Miniseries, Night 1]]" || KIA during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
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| [[File:Lee_Adama.jpg|266x266px|link=Lee Adama]] || {{callsign|Apollo}} || Captain → Major || {{ACH|0}} - "[[Miniseries, Night 2]]" to "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]"; "[[Home, Part II]]" to "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"; "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]" to "[[Epiphanies]]"
<br />{{ACH|2}} - "[[Torn]]" to "[[The Son Also Rises]]"
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# While in dereliction of duty for actions aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," he was formally AWOL between "Resistance" and "Home, Part II" due to alignment with [[Laura Roslin faction]].
# Demoted to Lieutenant during second stint under Thrace by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
# Promoted to Major during third term as CAG, likely in overall command of both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' air groups.
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| [[File:Birch.jpg|link=George Birch|284x284px]]|| {{callsign|Catman}}|| Captain || {{ACH|1}} - "[[Home, Part II]]" || Briefly replaces {{Callsign|Apollo}} who goes AWOL as part of the [[Laura Roslin faction]].
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| [[File:Kara_Thrace.jpg|266x266px|link=Kara Thrace]]|| {{callsign|Starbuck}}|| Captain || {{ACH|1}} - "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" to "[[Epiphanies]]"; "[[Downloaded]]" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"
<br />{{ACH|2}} to {{ACH|4}} - "[[Sine Qua Non]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"
| Was in overall command of both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' air groups during Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s tenure.
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| [[File:Kat bsgviper3 big.jpg|link=Louanne Katraine|297x297px]]|| {{callsign|Kat}}|| Captain || {{ACH|1}} - {{ACH|2}} - "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" to "[[Exodus, Part II]]"
{{ACH|3}} - "[[The Passage]]" (honorary, ''in memoriam'') 
| Served as CAG during [[New Caprica]] settlement and [[Cylon Occupation Authority|occupation]] period.
Later given honorary re-assignment ''in memoriam'' following [[Passage (star cluster)|her passing]].
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| [[File:Season 3 Helo.jpg|link=Karl Agathon|301x301px]]|| {{callsign|Helo}}|| Captain || {{ACH|2}} to {{ACH|4}} - "[[The Son Also Rises]]" to "[[Six of One]]" || CAG following {{Callsign|Apollo}}'s retirement from service.
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==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Pegasus''==

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! Photo !! Person !! Rank !! Period of Service !! Notes
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| [[File:Cole_Taylor.jpg|200x200px|link=Cole Taylor]] || {{callsign|Stinger}} || Captain || {{ACH|0}} to {{ACH|1}} - "[[Razor]]" to "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" || Relieved by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] following [[Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus|Standoff Between ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'']].
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| [[File:Kara_Thrace.jpg|266x266px|link=Kara Thrace]] || {{callsign|Starbuck}} || Captain || {{ACH|1}} - "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" to "[[Epiphanies]]"; "[[The Captain's Hand]]" to "[[Razor]]" || Transferred from ''Galactica''; later re-assigned back to ''Galactica.''
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| || Unknown || || Time of ''Pegasus'' destruction || CAG at time of destruction unknown, but {{Callsign|Kat}} likely oversaw air wings from both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' as part of New Caprica defense fleet.
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==Notes==
* 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}}, {{callsign|Catman}}, {{callsign|Kat}}) are captains when appointed. In Thrace's case in "[[Pegasus]]," Lee Adama is demoted to Lieutenant under her by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*"[[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)}}.
*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.

==See Also==
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

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