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An ECO, or Electronic Countermeasures Officer ^[1], is responsible for the electronic countermeasures on a Raptor (TRS: Miniseries, "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 ("Water," "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 ("Fragged," "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>
+[[Image: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 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 also operate computer equipment, including scanning and detection equipment ("[[Water]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]").
-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 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]]").
-== 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}}.
-* Lt. [[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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