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Numerous wing insignia are visible on the walls of the pilots' ready room on Galactica. The wings often can contain both Viper and supporting Raptor pilots.

Each battlestar is assigned wings consisting of multiple squadrons, the wing(s) assigned to any given battlestar, and older battlestars may accrue a long list of wings which have launched from its decks.

The squadron patches are numbered in sequence beginning with 1 (Primus). The exception is the Viper Weapons School patch, a golden version of the standard Viper patch.

Known Wings include:

Fighter Wing 1 Primus
Fighter Wing 3 Vigilantes
Fighter Wing 4 Demons
Fighter Wing 6 Vampires
Raptor Wing 7 Battleaxe

Of note, the standard Raptor patch is labeled "Fighter Squadron 10 Raptors".

Primus

File:Primusphoto.jpg

The Primus patch is visible in this old photo of William Adama.

Primus is the name of the 1st Viper Wing of the Colonial Fleet, although it is unknown if it is still in active service.

William Adama was a member of this fighter group, in addition to other pilots from the Cylon War era such as Raymond Lai. The logo of this group is adorned prominently on the nose of many restored Viper Mark II fighters that were to occupy the Galactica Museum.

A photo of a younger William Adama and his two boys, Zak and Lee, shows the Primus logo on his jumpsuit and his old fighter, Viper 7242.

Vigilantes

The Vigilantes, 3rd Viper Wing, is a long-established unit in the Colonial Fleet before the Cylon attack. Given that the wing's logo adorns a wall in the quarters of Colonel Tigh (a commanding officer long removed from pilot service), it is likely that Tigh served as a member of the Vigilantes as a Viper pilot in the first Cylon War.

Captain Kara Thrace is a member of the Vigilantes (Act of Contrition).

Jackson Spencer, the former CAG of Galactica, is also a member of the Vigilantes. He and his squadron, the last squadron of the wing, were completely destroyed by Cylon Raiders during the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. The only known survivors at this time are Thrace, who was in the brig for striking a superior officer, and the crew of the Raptor supporting the squadron, Sharon Valerii and Karl Agathon. It is unknown if the Raptor crew was part of the squadron or just assigned to support it (Miniseries).

The first class of nuggets fly as members of this wing (Act of Contrition).

Margaret Edmondson and Hamish McCall, Raptor pilots, are both members of the Vigilantes (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I).

Known Members

Wing Crests

Fighter Wing 1
Primus
Fighter Wing 2
Name Unknown
Fighter Wing 3
Vigilantes
Fighter Wing 4 Demons

Fighter Wing 4
Demons
Fighter Wing 6 Vampires

Fighter Wing 6
Vampires
Fighter Wing 7
Battleaxe
Raptor Squadron 10
Raptors

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