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An ECO, or Electronic Countermeasures Officer ^[1], is responsible for the electronic countermeasures on a Raptor ^{(TRS: "Miniseries" and "33")}.

The first ECO seen was Karl "Helo" Agathon, working with Sharon "Boomer" Valerii during an ill-fated Viper Mark VII squadron attack against two Cylon Raiders during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies ^{(TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1")}.

ECOs also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ^{(TRS: "Water" and "The Hand of God")}.

ECOs are also trained to fly a Raptor in case the primary pilot is incapacitated or unavailable. Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo pilots his Raptor when his pilot Karma is killed ^{(TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I")}. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson has served as both pilot and ECO on several occasions ^{(TRS: "Fragged" and "Final Cut")}.

As 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")}.

Known ECOs

References

↑ The term is similar to the role of ECMO in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a blog entry Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern EA-6 Prowler.

[1] The term is similar to the role of ECMO in US Naval and Marine Corps aviation. In a blog entry Ron Moore stated that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern EA-6 Prowler.

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-The acronym '''ECO''' stands for '''Electronic Countermeasures Officer'''.<ref>While the term has not been spelled out on screen, in the US Navy and Marine Corps the acronym ECMO exists for it. In a [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2006/04/ blog entry] Ron Moore also states that he originally envisioned the Raptor as an electronic warfare platform, similar to the modern [[w:EA-6 Prowler|EA-6 Prowler]].</ref>
+[[File:Tritonpatch 33.JPG|right|thumb|{{callsign|Crashdown}} at a [[Raptor]] ECO station.]]
+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 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]]").
+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}}.
-ECOs are also trained to fly the Raptor, and do so 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 also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment {{TRS|Water|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.
-As [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] faces chronic pilot and ship shortages, ECOs like Racetrack and Helo pull 'double-duty' as both pilot and ECO as the situations dictate.
+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 {{TRS|Fragged|Final Cut}}.
-== Examples of ECOs ==
+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}}.
-* Capt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
+==Known ECOs==
-* Lt. [[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
+*[[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
-* Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
+*[[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
-* [[Lyla Ellway|Lyla "Shark" Ellway]]
+*[[Lyla Ellway]]
+*[[Alex Quartararo|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]]
-==See Also==
+*[[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
-*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]
 == References ==
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