Stargate Command
Stargate Command is a military organization set in the Stargate universe.
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History
Stargate Command (SGC) was a military organization formed by the United States Airforce following the reactivation of the Stargate. Stargate Command (SGC) was a publicly undisclosed military unit organized under the Department of the Air Force, and based at the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although on-base support personnel wear patches of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), it has not been clarified whether or not Stargate Command itself is a component of that organization or a separate entity. It was tasked with operating the Stargate on Earth and coordinates exploration and diplomatic relationships through the Stargate.
The current U.S. government administration came to be dissatisfied with the efforts of the Stargate program in bringing back superior technologies. (SG1: The Nox)
U.S. officials at Langley were looking to study a Goa'uld symbiont but were unable to acquire the only sample in custody as the specimen was needed for Teal'c to survive as it maintained his body's immune system. However, the Jaffa suggested that a raid be conducted on his home planet of Chulak to acquire a Goa'uld larvae for study. (SG1: Bloodlines)
Colonel Maybourne looked to detain the Tollan for interrogation in order to plunder their advanced science and technology. (SG1: Enigma)
Overview
In appearance, the SGC was a secret government program created by the United States military. (SG1: Children of the Gods) After its formation, it was said that the Stargate Program cost 7.4 billion dollars a year to operate. Only the President and the Joint Chiefs were aware of the program's existence. (SG1: Politics) The secrecy of the Stargate Project at the time meant that it was on a 'need to know' basis. (SG1: The Broca Divide)
The purpose of the program was the acquisition and return of superior alien technologies. (SG1: The Nox)
The SGC was typically commanded by an active-duty U.S. Air Force commissioned officer with the grade of major general, and was staffed by a mixture of military and civilian subject matter experts, military support personnel and several SG teams.
Equipment used by SGU included:
- F.R.E.D. : the Field Remote Expeditionary Device
- M.A.L.P. : the Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe
Earth's efforts to construct starships of its own using reverse-engineered alien technology.
The Stargate was equipped with a metallic barrier called the Iris to prevent hostile aliens from entering the SGC. Off-world SG teams additionally carry a GDO to identify themselves to the SGC. If nevertheless faced with an alien invasion, the facility has a self-destruct mechanism, which has been activated on more than one occasion on the show. The self-destruct wasnot powerful enough to destroy the Stargate or to disconnect an active wormhole, but it would bury the gate under 1000 metric tons of rock to stop incoming travelers.
Over time, the SGU possessed a range of spacecraft available that included:
- X-302 hyperspace fighter :
- F-302 fighter-interceptor :
- Prometheus-class : the BC-303
- Daedalus-class : the BC-304 was a class of battlecruiser developed by humanity as a successor to the Prometheus with more advanced alien technologies were integrated into the original design. (SG1: Moebius, Part 1)
Bases that were tied to the SGC included:
- Area 52 : the location of Stargate Command situated in the Cheyenne Mountain. (SG1: Politics)
- Area 51 :
- Alpha Site :
- Beta Site :
- Gamma Site :
- Icarus Base :
- Midway : a space station located in the extragalactic void between the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxy with it being the central feature and transfer point for the McKay/Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge. (ATL: Midway)
Members
- George Hammond :
- Jack O'Neill:
- Hank Landry :
- Samantha Carter :
- Daniel Jackson :
- Janet Fraiser :
- Walter Harriman :
- Charles Kawalsky :
- Elizabeth Weir :
- Teal'c :
- Jonas Quinn :
- John Sheppard :
Notes
- Stargate Command was created for the Stargate: SG-1 television series and did not feature in the original movie.
Appearances
- Stargate SG-1:
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