Red Team is a group of Viper Mk. VIIs scrambled from Pegasus to intercept Galactica's Vipers in the standoff between the two vessels (Pegasus).
It is also the designation of group of Vipers taking part in a training exercise. Its pilots, such as Lee Adama and Kara Thrace, have been inactive for over a year due to the colonization and occupation of New Caprica and measure their skills against Kat's Blue Team (Torn).