Commander Air Group
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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. The rank normally held by the CAG is Captain.
Commander, Air Group Battlestar Galactica
- Lieutenant Louanne "Kat" Katraine
- Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Retired on New Caprica)
- Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama (Promoted to Major and re-assigned as Battlestar Pegasus Executive Officer)
- Captain George "Catman" Birch (Temporary replacement for Captain Adama)
- Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama (Placed under arrest but escapes custody and becomes a fugitive)
- Captain Jackson "Ripper" Spencer (Killed in Action)
During Lee Adama's brief defection, the role of CAG was temporarily given to . Adama resumed the position upon his return. ("Home, Part I")
Commander, Air Group Battlestar Pegasus
Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Transfered to Battlestar Galactica) Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Replaced by Admiral Helena Cain)
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"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, it is nevertheless still used, especially on an informal level.