Commander Air Group

The Commander, Air Group (CAG) is the senior pilot aboard a battlestar, responsible for Air Wing operations and personnel. The billet is filled by the senior officer, captain or higher.

Commander, Air Group battlestar Galactica

For a complete list of all Galactica CAGs, see: Senior Staff of Galactica

• Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon ("The Son Also Rises" to present)

Commander, Air Group battlestar Pegasus

• Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Relieved by Admiral Cain in "Resurrection Ship, Part I")
• Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Replaces Cole Taylor, but transfered back to Galactica by "Epiphanies". Temporarily transferred to Pegasus in "The Captain's Hand" and re-assigned to Galactica after "Razor")
• CAG at the time of destruction unknown

See Also

• List of terms in the Re-imagined Series

Notes

• CAGs have normally been captains throughout the series, but always senior to all other pilots. Lee Adama is initially appointed CAG by virtue of his rank, and eventually is promoted to major with several captains serving under him as squadron commanders. Subsequent CAGs (Kara Thrace, George Birch, Louanne Katraine) are captains when appointed. In Thrace's case in "Pegasus", Lee Adama is demoted to a subordinate captain under her.
• "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).
• The CAG's rank and place in the ship's hierarchy is one area where Battlestar Galactica diverges from the US Navy. In the real world, the CAG is a captain (O-6) of equal seniority to the ship's captain (or skipper), with both under the command of an admiral who commands the Carrier Strike Group. Battlestar Galactica places the CAG under the ship's commander, and at major or even captain he or she holds a relatively low rank.

Re-imagined Series definition: the senior pilot on a battlestar