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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[edit]

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[edit]

Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Transfered to Battlestar Galactica) Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Replaced by Admiral Helena Cain)

Notes[edit]

"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.

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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.
+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.
-==Battlestar ''Galactica''==
+==Commander, Air Group Battlestar ''Galactica''==
-The current CAG  of the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is  Captain [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]].
+* Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
+* Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] (Retired on New Caprica)
+* Captain [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] (Promoted to Major and re-assigned as Battlestar ''Pegasus'' [[Executive Officer]])
+* Captain [[George Birch|George "Catman" Birch]] (Temporary replacement for Captain Adama)
+* Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama (Placed under arrest but escapes custody and becomes a fugitive)
+* Captain [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]] (Killed in Action)
-She follows [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], who has been stranded on New Caprica. Thrace succeeded [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]], who has been promoted to Commander of [[Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Apollo assumed the position as CAG following the death of Captain [[Jackson Spencer|Jackson "Ripper" Spencer]]. Spencer was killed in the opening minutes of the [[Cylon Attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]]. ("[[Miniseries]]")
+During Lee Adama's brief defection, the role of CAG was temporarily given to . Adama resumed the position upon his return. ("[[Home, Part I]]")
-During Lee Adama's brief defection, the role of CAG was temporarily given to Captain [[George Birch|George "Catman" Birch]]. Adama resumed the position upon his return. ("[[Home, Part I]]")
+==Commander, Air Group Battlestar ''Pegasus''==
+Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]]
+Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Transfered to Battlestar ''Galactica'')
+Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor (Replaced by Admiral [[Helena Cain]])
-==Battlestar ''Pegasus''==
+==Notes==
-The current CAG of the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]].
-For a short time, [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] was the CAG on Pegasus when Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] promoted her from Lieutenant to Captain after witnessing her daring reconnoiter of the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]]. ("[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]")
-==Note==
 "[[Wikipedia:Commander, Air Group|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.