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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 rank of captain or higher.

Commander, Air Group battlestar Galactica

For a complete list of all Galactica CAGs, see: Senior Staff of Galactica

Captain Armin Diaz (Blood and Chrome)
Major Jackson Spencer ^{(TRS: "Miniseries")}
Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama ("Miniseries" to "Pegasus")
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace ("Downloaded" to "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II")
Major Lee "Apollo" Adama ("Torn" to "The Son Also Rises")
Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon ("The Son Also Rises" to "Six of One")
Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace ("Sine Qua Non" to "Daybreak, Part II")

Commander, Air Group battlestar Pegasus

Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Relieved by Admiral Cain in "Resurrection Ship, Part I")
Captain 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")
CAG at the time of destruction unknown

Notes

CAGs have normally been captains throughout the series, but always senior to all other pilots. Captain 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 (Kara Thrace, George Birch, Louanne Katraine) are captains when appointed. In Thrace's case in "Pegasus," Lee Adama is demoted to Lieutenant under her.
"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 The term "CAG" is obsolete as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings and the position is "Commander, Air Wing" (CAW), but it is still used, especially on an informal level.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")}.
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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-The most senior pilot aboard a [[Battlestar]], responsible for all "air" 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.
-*The [[Galactica|Battlestar ''Galactica'''s]] earliest known CAG Captain [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]] was killed in the opening minutes of the [[Cylon Attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]].
+==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Galactica''==
-*He was replaced by Captain [[Lee Adama| Lee "Apollo" Adama]], eldest son of ''Galactica's'' commanding officer, [[William Adama]].
+:''For a complete list of all Galactica CAGs, see:  [[Senior_Staff_of_Galactica#Commander.2C_Air_Group|Senior Staff of Galactica]]''
-*The role of CAG was temporarily given to Captain [[George Birch|George "Catman" Birch]] during Apollo's brief defection. ([[Home, Part I]])
-*The CAG of the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus]]'' is Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]].  Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] makes it clear that Capt. Adama is to defer to Capt. Taylor. ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
-*After the transfer of Apollo to ''Pegasus'', it is unclear who is the CAG of ''Galactica'', or whether there is one.  The most likey canditate in this situation appears to be [[Louanne Katraine|Lt. Katraine]].
-*Admiral Cain later pulled [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] from ''Galactica'', promoted her from Lieutenant to Captain and made her the new ''Pegasus'' CAG after witnessing her ingenuity in combat. ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]])
-=== Note ===
+*Captain [[Armin Diaz]] ([[Blood and Chrome]])
+*Major [[Jackson Spencer]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}
+* Captain {{callsign|Apollo}} ("[[Miniseries]]" to "[[Pegasus]]")
+* Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] ("[[Downloaded]]" to "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]")
+* Major {{callsign|Apollo}} ("[[Torn]]" to "[[The Son Also Rises]]")
+* Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] ("[[The Son Also Rises]]" to "[[Six of One]]")
+* Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] ("[[Sine Qua Non]]" to "[[Daybreak, Part II]]")
-<i>"CAG" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films such as Top Gun and television series such as JAG. The term CAG is technically obsolete in the modern US Navy as Air Groups are now know as Air Wings, it is still used though, especially on an informal level.</i>
+==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Pegasus''==
+* Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]] (Relieved by Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]")
+* 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]]")
+* CAG at the time of destruction unknown
+==Notes==
+* CAGs have normally been captains throughout the series, but always senior to all other pilots. Captain [[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 ([[Kara Thrace]], [[George Birch]], [[Louanne Katraine]]) are captains when appointed.  In Thrace's case in "[[Pegasus]]," Lee Adama is demoted to Lieutenant under her.
+*"[[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]]
 [[Category:A to Z]]
 [[Category:RDM]]
+[[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]]
 [[Category:Terminology]]
+[[Category:Terminology (RDM)]]
+[[Category:Positions]]
+[[de:Commander Air Group]]