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| [[File:Tritonpatch 33.JPG|right|thumb|{{callsign|Crashdown}} at a [[Raptor]] ECO station.]]
| | The acronym '''ECO''' stands for '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer'''.{{citation needed}} |
| An '''ECO''', or '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer''' <ref>The term is similar to the role of '''ECMO''' in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/04/ blog entry] Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern [[w:EA-6 Prowler|EA-6 Prowler]].</ref>, is responsible for the [[ECM|electronic countermeasures]] on a [[Raptor]] ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]").
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| The first ECO seen was [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]], working with [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] during an ill-fated [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron attack against two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | | The ECO is responsible for the [[ECM|electronic countermeasures]] on a [[Raptor]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[33]]"). ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ("[[Water]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). |
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| ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ("[[Water]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"). | | ECOs are pilots who also are certified to fly a Raptor if the primary pilot is incapacitated or unavailable. [[Crashdown]] pilots his Raptor when his pilot [[Karma]] is killed ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), and [[Racetrack]] pilots a Raptor on several occasions ([[Fragged]], [[Final Cut]]). |
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| ECOs are also trained to fly a Raptor in case the primary pilot is incapacitated or unavailable. [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] pilots his Raptor when his pilot [[Karma]] is killed {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] has served as both pilot and ECO on several occasions ("[[Fragged]]," "[[Final Cut]]").
| | As [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] faces chronic pilot and ship shortages, ECOs like Racetrack pull 'double-duty' as both Raptor or [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilots ([[Exodus, Part II]]). |
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| As ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' initially faces chronic pilot and ship shortages, ECOs such as Agathon and Edmondson often pull "double-duty" as either pilot or ECO as assigned by the [[CAG]]. After the [[New Caprica]] exodus, this was less of an issue {{TRS|Torn}}, but after the events of [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], personnel shortages left the pilots of Raptors searching for habitable planets flying without ECOs {{TRS|Someone to Watch Over Me}}.
| | == Examples of ECOs == |
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| ==Known ECOs==
| | * Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] |
| *[[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] | | * Lt. [[Alex Quartararo|Quartararo "Crashdown" Quartararo]] |
| *[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] | | * Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] |
| *[[Lyla Ellway]] | | * [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]] |
| *[[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
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| *[[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]] | |
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| == References == | | ==See Also== |
| {{reflist}}
| | *[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]] |
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