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The '''Commander, Air Group''' (more commonly known as the '''CAG''') is the senior pilot aboard a [[battlestar]] and is responsible for all flight operations by its [[Air | The '''Commander, Air Group''' (more commonly known as the '''CAG''') is the senior pilot aboard a [[battlestar]] and is responsible for all flight operations by its [[Air Wing]]. The rank normally held by the CAG is Captain or Major. | ||
==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Galactica''== | ==Commander, Air Group battlestar ''Galactica''== | ||
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*"[[Wikipedia:Commander, Air Group|CAG]]" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films such as Top Gun and television series such as JAG. While the term CAG is technically obsolete as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings, and the position has thus been renamed to "Commander, Air Wing" (CAW) it is nevertheless still used, especially on an informal level. | *"[[Wikipedia:Commander, Air Group|CAG]]" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films such as Top Gun and television series such as JAG. While the term CAG is technically obsolete as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings, and the position has thus been renamed to "Commander, Air Wing" (CAW) it is nevertheless still used, especially on an informal level. The term "Air Wing" is also used on ''Battlestar Galactica'' ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 24 February 2007
The Commander, Air Group (more commonly known as the CAG) is the senior pilot aboard a battlestar and is responsible for all flight operations by its Air Wing. The rank normally held by the CAG is Captain or Major.
Commander, Air Group battlestar Galactica
- Major Jackson "Ripper" Spencer (Miniseries. Killed in action)
- Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama (Miniseries through "The Captain's Hand". Promoted to Commanding Officer of Pegasus)
- Captain George "Catman" Birch ("Home, Part I". Temporary replacement for Lee Adama)
- Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace ("The Captain's Hand" through "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II". Settled on New Caprica)
- Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" to "Collaborators")
- Major Lee "Apollo" Adama ("Torn" to present)
- Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine ("The Passage". Posthumous and symbolic promotion. Lee Adama is still acting CAG)
Commander, Air Group battlestar Pegasus
- Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Relieved by Admiral Helena Cain in "Resurrection Ship, Part I")
- Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Replaced Cole Taylor, but transfered back to Galactica by "Epiphanies")
- CAG at the time of destruction unknown
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Notes
- "CAG" is a US Navy term that has gained widespread recognition through films such as Top Gun and television series such as JAG. While the term CAG is technically obsolete as Air Groups are now known as Air Wings, and the position has thus been renamed to "Commander, Air Wing" (CAW) it is nevertheless still used, especially on an informal level. The term "Air Wing" is also used on Battlestar Galactica (Pegasus).