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|image=[[File:West.jpg|250px]]<br />{{Caption|General West heading an important briefing.}}
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|rank=[[General]] (most likely [[Major General]])
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|rank= Major General (Retired)
 
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|allegiances=Unknown, ''formerly [[Stargate Command]]''
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|actor=[[Leon Rippy]]
  
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'''W. O. West''' was a [[Major General]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and headed [[Project Giza]] (also known as the Stargate Project), the forerunner of [[Stargate Command]] at [[Cheyenne Mountain]]. He retired and hence was then replaced by George S Hammond.
   
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==Biography==
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'''W. O. West''', General and formerly commander of [[Stargate Command]]. It was him who lead the conversation when [[Daniel Jackson]] revealed his solution to the symbols on the tablets, and most importantly, on the [[stargate]]. He was also responsible for the decision of letting Jackson in on the secrecy around the stargate.
 
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===Background information===
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A [[United States Air Force]] officer with experience in the [[Vietnam War]] and Southeast Asia ([[Gulf War]]), Major General West wore the wings of a senior pilot and a rather uninformative rack of ribbons. He is a qualified expert with small arms and served six months over deployed in conflicts in the country Vietnam.
   
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He has prior experience with [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neil]], trusting his judgment and his military expertise while having enough emotional distance from the man to select him for a [[suicide]] mission, despite O'Neill going through an emotionally difficult time considering how [[Charlie O'Neill|his son]] had just died. He knew O'Neill well enough to ask about his family, mainly [[Sara O'Neill|his wife]]. {{Cite}}
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He is very strict, some people would even call him harsh, but his military decisions seems to be well founded.
 
   
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===1996===
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Sometime after the first activation of the Stargate, he was replaced as head of [[Stargate Command]] by General [[George Hammond]].
  
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West oversaw [[Dr.]] [[Catherine Langford]]'s experiments with the [[Stargate]] until selecting, recalling, and delegating [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neil]] as military commander when [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] joined the team.
   
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After successful use of the [[Earth]] [[Stargate]] to [[Abydos]], West militarized the program, locked out most of the civilian team previously under Langford. He then authorized the initial mission to Abydos. {{Cite}}
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==Appearances==
  
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[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate the movie]]
  
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After the first activation of the Stargate, he retired, replaced by [[Major General]] [[George S. Hammond]], who assumed control of the newly-formed [[Stargate Command]] in [[1997]]. {{Cite|SG1|Children of the Gods}}
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==Ribbons and Medals==
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*[[wikipedia:United States Aviator Badge|Senior Pilot Wings]]
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal|Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (with one or more clusters)
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Achievement Medal|Air Force Achievement Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Organizational Excellence Award|Air Force Organizational Excellence Award]]
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*[[wikipedia:National Defense Service Medal|National Defense Service Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:Vietnam Service Medal|Vietnam Service Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:Southwest Asia Service Medal|Southwest Asia Service Medal]] (device?)
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*[[wikipedia:Overseas Service Ribbon|Air Force Overseas Short Tour]]
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Longevity Service Award|Air Force Longevity Service Award]] (with 2 clusters of unknown type)
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*[[wikipedia:Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Training Ribbon|Air Force Training Ribbon]]
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*[[wikipedia:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal|Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
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==Trivia==
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*[[Stargate (novel)|The book]] describes him as a "stern soldier about fifty years old" (putting his birthday around 1940) and states the following:
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{{Quote|Respected and feared by all who served under him, West was famous for three things: for always making the right decisions under pressure, for erupting into superhuman fits of rage when his orders were not executed exactly as he wished, and for being the best damn poker player in any branch of the armed forces.|Stargate novelization p. 56|Stargate (novel)}}
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*[[Leon Rippy]], who played General West, is a character actor who appears in many movies by [[Dean Devlin]] and [[Roland Emmerich]]. Rippy would later go on to appear in the TV series, "Leverage" alongside actor, Timothy Hutton.
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| title = Commander of [[Project Giza]]
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| years = [[1995]]&ndash;[[1997]]
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| before = New Office
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| after = [[George S. Hammond]]
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Revision as of 11:15, 19 March 2018

W. O. West was a Major General in the United States Air Force and headed Project Giza (also known as the Stargate Project), the forerunner of Stargate Command at Cheyenne Mountain. He retired and hence was then replaced by George S Hammond.

Biography

Background information

A United States Air Force officer with experience in the Vietnam War and Southeast Asia (Gulf War), Major General West wore the wings of a senior pilot and a rather uninformative rack of ribbons. He is a qualified expert with small arms and served six months over deployed in conflicts in the country Vietnam.

He has prior experience with Colonel Jack O'Neil, trusting his judgment and his military expertise while having enough emotional distance from the man to select him for a suicide mission, despite O'Neill going through an emotionally difficult time considering how his son had just died. He knew O'Neill well enough to ask about his family, mainly his wife. (Stargate)

1996

West oversaw Dr. Catherine Langford's experiments with the Stargate until selecting, recalling, and delegating Colonel Jack O'Neil as military commander when Dr. Daniel Jackson joined the team.

After successful use of the Earth Stargate to Abydos, West militarized the program, locked out most of the civilian team previously under Langford. He then authorized the initial mission to Abydos. (Stargate)

After the first activation of the Stargate, he retired, replaced by Major General George S. Hammond, who assumed control of the newly-formed Stargate Command in 1997. (SG1: "Children of the Gods")

Ribbons and Medals

Trivia

  • The book describes him as a "stern soldier about fifty years old" (putting his birthday around 1940) and states the following:
"Respected and feared by all who served under him, West was famous for three things: for always making the right decisions under pressure, for erupting into superhuman fits of rage when his orders were not executed exactly as he wished, and for being the best damn poker player in any branch of the armed forces."
―Stargate novelization p. 56[src]
  • Leon Rippy, who played General West, is a character actor who appears in many movies by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. Rippy would later go on to appear in the TV series, "Leverage" alongside actor, Timothy Hutton.


Preceded by
New Office 		Commander of Project Giza
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
George S. Hammond
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