Alert Vipers is a group of Vipers onboard a colonial warship that are fueled, armed, and immediately ready to the start. They are separate from the Vipers flying CAP (Combat Air Patrol). Pilots for the Alert Vipers are presumably already seated in the planes or close by on the hangar deck. They serve as a backup for the CAP and as a stopgap before the full complement can be mobilized.[1]
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- ↑ Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Miniseries, Night I".