SG team

In the science-fiction universe of the "Stargate SG-1" television series, the "SG" military-team designation denotes a team that is a part of the Stargate Program, while the number following the designation is to distinguish between separate Stargate teams. Certain teams have special duties within the Stargate Program.

The program is run from Stargate Command (also, "the SGC"), whose mission it is to guard and use the Stargate, an alien device discovered in Egypt on Earth, the function of which was later discovered as allowing instantaneous travel between similar devices scattered on planets throughout the cosmos. After the alien race known as the Goa'uld became a threat to Earth, the Stargate went into use to help protect Earth.

When Stargate Command was formed there were 9 SG teams created and at present there are at least 25, each expansion likely requested through Major Davis, as it was in "Into the Fire". The majority of the teams are U.S. Air Force with some U.S. Marine Corps, civilians and, recently, U.S. Army. Other countries' militaries have been included as the existence of the Stargate was revealed to other countries (the first were the Russians, agreed to in "Redemption (Part 2)", first seen in "Metamorphosis"). A very few alien beings (Teal'c, Jonas Quinn, and Vala Mal Doran) have also been allowed to join. Listed below are the special designation teams noted thus far in the series.

G Team designations

There are also several specialist teams that have been put together for single missions, such as the anthropologist team in "Suspicion" and the marine teams for search and rescue operations in "Runner." In the Season Five Premier a Combat Engineer team was introduced and were responsible for digging out LTC. Sheppard, Maj. Lorne, Ronon, and McKay out of the collapsed building and holding off Micheal and his men.

No official team designations have been mentioned thus far in the series. However, during the first season, director and creative consultant Peter DeLuise has called the teams 'Atlantis Reconnaissance Team 1', 'Team 2' and 'Team 3' (or AR-1, AR-2 and AR-3), and writer and executive producer Joseph Mallozzi has called the teams 'First Atlantis Reconnaissance Team', 'Second Atlantis Reconnaissance Team', etc.cite web |url=http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-27-2007.html |title=Blog |work=JosephMallozzi.blogspot.com |first=Joseph |last=Mallozzi |date=2007-04-27 |accessdate=2007-12-10] cite web |url=http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost.php?p=4387968&postcount=2098 |title=Ask Joe Mallozzi… |work=Gateworld.net |first=Joseph |last=Mallozzi |date=2005-07-27 |accessdate=2007-12-10]

Other teams

*Marine Corps Colonel Dillon Everett's Marine combat unit — A company-size unit which is sent from Earth through the Stargate to help Atlantis against the incoming Wraith attack. Some members are killed in action during the battle. This is not an actual Atlantis team, and most of the contingent is shipped back to Earth by "Daedalus". It appears that some members have been permanently assigned to Atlantis, such as Lt. Laura Cadman.

*1st TFW (Wraithwaxers) — The wing which operates the "Daedalus" and her F-302 fighters, though again it is not considered an actual SG team. While it is not made clear what TFW actually means, it likely stands for "Tactical Fighter Wing", a term formerly used by the U.S. Air Force.

*2nd TW — The wing which operates the "Apollo" and her F-302 fighters, though again it is not considered an actual SG team. "TW" stands for "Tactical Wing."cite web |url=http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/09/september-23-2007.html |title=Blog Picture|work=JosephMallozzi.blogspot.com |first=Joseph |last=Mallozzi |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2008-01-13]

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