Executive officer
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The second in command aboard a Battlestar. Responsible for directing the staff.
Currently, this position is held by Saul Tighe. Often times he carries out the difficult decisions that sometimes must be made, thus taking much of the heat away from Cmdr. Adama.
Note
XO is a naval term.