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[[Image:PSS KLGPII.JPG|thumb|Presidential security service preparing to defend the [[Laura Roslin|President]] | [[Image:PSS KLGPII.JPG|thumb|Presidential security service preparing to defend the [[Laura Roslin|President]] {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II}}]] | ||
The '''presidential security service''' is tasked with protecting the President of the [[Twelve Colonies]] | The '''presidential security service'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is tasked with protecting the President of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. | ||
The PSS on ''[[Colonial One]]'' is a distinct entity from the military personnel aboard ''[[Galactica ( | Hand-picked by Captain [[Lee Adama]] from civilians in the Fleet, the security service is responsible and answerable only to the President, with no allegiance to the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military authority]]. They consist of former police, security personnel, or people with some kind of firearms training. | ||
The PSS on ''[[Colonial One]]'' is a distinct entity from the military personnel aboard ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Lee Adama himself has intentionally designed their organization in this way as he thinks they should have a separate command structure from the military organizations, so the lines of authority establishing who is under whose control would not be confused <ref name="podcast">{{cite rdm podcast| episode = Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II | act = 3 | id = security | timestamp = 00:06:05 | totalrunning = 00:08:54 }}</ref>. | |||
[[Image:Presidentialsecurity 113 1080i.jpg|thumb|[[Lee Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] in a [[Wikipedia:Mexican standoff|Mexican standoff]] with Roslin's security staff aboard ''Colonial One'']] | [[Image:Presidentialsecurity 113 1080i.jpg|thumb|[[Lee Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] in a [[Wikipedia:Mexican standoff|Mexican standoff]] with Roslin's security staff aboard ''Colonial One'']] | ||
When Commander [[William Adama]] | When Commander [[William Adama]] sends [[Marines]] led by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] and Lee Adama to ''Colonial One'' to arrest President Roslin, they engage in a tense standoff with the security service. Eventually, Apollo pulls a gun on Tigh, then Roslin orders Adama and the security service to drop their weapons, preferring to leave peacefully {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II}}. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * [[Ronald D. Moore]] discusses the presidential security service in his podcast for "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]". | ||
* One of the security service agents is with Laura Roslin during the [[Battle of New Caprica]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part II}}. | |||
* The Security Service is modeled after the [[w:United States Secret Service|United States Secret Service]], Special Agent division, who protect the United States heads of state and key government players. | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:19, 7 November 2023
The presidential security service[1] is tasked with protecting the President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol.
Hand-picked by Captain Lee Adama from civilians in the Fleet, the security service is responsible and answerable only to the President, with no allegiance to the Colonial military authority. They consist of former police, security personnel, or people with some kind of firearms training.
The PSS on Colonial One is a distinct entity from the military personnel aboard Galactica and Pegasus. Lee Adama himself has intentionally designed their organization in this way as he thinks they should have a separate command structure from the military organizations, so the lines of authority establishing who is under whose control would not be confused [2].
When Commander William Adama sends Marines led by Colonel Saul Tigh and Lee Adama to Colonial One to arrest President Roslin, they engage in a tense standoff with the security service. Eventually, Apollo pulls a gun on Tigh, then Roslin orders Adama and the security service to drop their weapons, preferring to leave peacefully (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II").
Notes
- Ronald D. Moore discusses the presidential security service in his podcast for "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II".
- One of the security service agents is with Laura Roslin during the Battle of New Caprica (TRS: "Exodus, Part II").
- The Security Service is modeled after the United States Secret Service, Special Agent division, who protect the United States heads of state and key government players.
References
- ↑ This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
- ↑ Podcast: Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II , Act 3. Seek to: 00:06:05. Total running time: 00:08:54.