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The acronym '''ECO''' stands for '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer'''.

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]]").  

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]]).

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]]).

== ECOs ==

* [[Karl Agathon|Lt. Karl C. "Helo" Agathon]], [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''Galactica''
* [[Crashdown]], battlestar ''Galactica''
* [[Margaret Edmondson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]], battlestar ''Galactica''
* [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]], [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''

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

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+The acronym '''ECO''' stands for '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer'''.
-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]]").
-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]]").
-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]]).
-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]]).
-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}}.
+== ECOs ==
-==Known ECOs==
+* [[Karl Agathon|Lt. Karl C. "Helo" Agathon]], [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''Galactica''
-*[[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
+* [[Crashdown]], battlestar ''Galactica''
-*[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
+* [[Margaret Edmondson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]], battlestar ''Galactica''
-*[[Lyla Ellway]]
+* [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]], [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''
-*[[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
-*[[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
-== References ==
+==See Also==
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+*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]
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