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|name=W. O. West
 
|name=W. O. West
|image=[[File:West.jpg|250px]]<br />{{Caption|General West heads an important briefing}}
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|image=[[File:W. O. West.jpg|250px]]
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|race=[[Tau'ri]]<ref name="Stargate">{{Cite}}</ref>
 
|home planet=[[Earth]]<ref name="Stargate"/>
|gender=Male
 
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|rank=[[Major General]]
 
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|born=c. [[1940s]]<ref name="Stargate"/>
|home planet=[[Earth]]
 
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|allegiances=Unknown<br> ''formerly [[Stargate Command]]''
 
|appearances=[[Stargate (movie)|''Stargate'']]
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|rank={{Military Rank|MG}}<ref name="Stargate"/>
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|allegiances=*[[United States Air Force]]<ref name="Stargate"/>
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**[[Project Giza]]<ref name="Stargate"/>
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|appearances=''[[Stargate (movie)|Stargate]]''<br>''[[Stargate SG-1]]''<br>*"[[Children of the Gods, Part 1]]" {{m}}<br>*"[[The Torment of Tantalus]]" {{m}}
 
|actor=[[Leon Rippy]]
 
|actor=[[Leon Rippy]]
 
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{{Quote|Jackson, I'd like you to meet General West.|[[Catherine Langford]]|Stargate}}
'''W. O. West''' headed the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[Project Giza]] (also known as the Stargate Project), the forerunner of [[Stargate Command]] at [[Cheyenne Mountain]]. He 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. Upon the successful connection of the Earth Stargate to [[Abydos]], West immediately militarized the program and locked out most of the civilian team previously under Dr. Langford. He then authorized the initial excursion to Abydos. {{Cite}}
 
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'''W. O. West''' was a [[Major General]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and the commander of [[Project Giza]], also known as the Stargate Project. West was an Air Force pilot, having served in the [[Vietnam War]] and [[Gulf War]], before assuming command of Project Giza, where he oversaw the [[1996]] reactivation of the [[Stargate]] and the [[Abydos Mission]], which resulted in the start of the [[Tau'ri-Goa'uld War]]. In [[1997]], he retired and was succeeded by [[Major General]] [[George S. Hammond]], who would reorganize Project Giza into [[Stargate Command]].
   
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==Biography==
Sometime after the first activation of the Stargate, he was replaced by [[Major General]] [[George S. Hammond]], who later assumed control of the newly-formed [[Stargate Command]] in [[1997]]. {{Cite|SG1|Children of the Gods}}
 
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===Background information===
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Major General West commissioned as an Air Force officer and a pilot between [[1964]] and [[1968]] and served in the [[Vietnam War]] and [[Gulf War]]. West had prior experience with [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill]], who had gained his respect for his judgement and military expertise. Prior to [[1996]], West became the commander of [[Project Giza]], also known as the [[Stargate Program]], overseeing [[Dr.]] [[Catherine Langford]]'s experiments with the [[Stargate]]. {{Cite}}
   
==History==
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===1996===
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In [[1996]], he recalled [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neill]] to active duty to lead Project Giza's military component, which included the possibility of a one-way reconnaissance mission. After [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] deciphered the [[Stargate]]'s symbols, West authorized a test of the Gate, which succeeded in connecting to [[Abydos]]. He then authorized the [[Abydos Mission]] which was led by O'Neill's [[Abydos team]], with the directive to perform reconnaissance and identify any threats to [[Earth]]. If any threats were identified, O'Neill was to detonate a [[Mark III]] [[nuclear warhead]] and destroy the Abydos Stargate. The mission resulted in the first battle of the [[Tau'ri-Goa'uld War]] and the death of the [[Goa'uld]] [[Supreme System Lord]] [[Ra]]. {{Cite}}
An [[United States Air Force]] officer with experience in the [[Vietnam War]] and Southeast Asia ([[Gulf War]]), Major General West wears the wings of a senior pilot and a rather uninformative rack of ribbons. He is a qualified expert with small arms and has served at least six months in Vietnam.
 
   
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Following the return of the [[Abydos team]], the Earth's Stargate was shuttered and Project Giza was inactivated. In [[1997]], West retired from the Air Force as a Major General and was succeeded by [[Major General]] [[George S. Hammond]], who would reorganize Project Giza into [[Stargate Command]]. {{Cite|SG1|Children of the Gods}}
He has prior experience with [[Colonel]] [[Jack O'Neil]], both trusting his judgment and his military expertise while having enough emotional distance from the man to select him for a suicide mission. He also knew Jack well enough to ask about his wife by name. {{cite}}
 
   
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==Equipment==
== Ribbons and Medals ==
 
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*[[wikipedia:United States Aviator Badge|Senior Pilot Wings]]
 
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===Other equipment===
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*'''[[Service Dress Uniform]]''': ''To be added''
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==Awards and decorations==
 
*[[wikipedia:United States Aviator Badge|Senior Pilot Badge]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal|Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal|Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]
*[[wikipedia:Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (with one or more clusters)
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*[[wikipedia:Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Achievement Medal|Air Force Achievement Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Achievement Medal|Air Force Achievement Medal]]
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*[[wikipedia:National Defense Service Medal|National Defense Service Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:National Defense Service Medal|National Defense Service Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Vietnam Service Medal|Vietnam Service Medal]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Vietnam Service Medal|Vietnam Service Medal]]
*[[wikipedia:Southwest Asia Service Medal|Southwest Asia Service Medal]] (device?)
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*[[wikipedia:Southwest Asia Service Medal|Southwest Asia Service Medal]] (two service stars)
*[[wikipedia:Overseas Service Ribbon|Air Force Overseas Short Tour]]
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*[[wikipedia:Overseas Service Ribbon|Air Force Overseas Long Tour]]
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Longevity Service Award|Air Force Longevity Service Award]] (with 2 clusters of unknown type)
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*[[wikipedia:Air Force Longevity Service Award|Air Force Longevity Service Award]] (one silver and one bronze oakleaf cluster)
 
*[[wikipedia:Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon|Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Training Ribbon|Air Force Training Ribbon]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Air Force Training Ribbon|Air Force Training Ribbon]]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*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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*[[Stargate (novel)|The book]] describes him as a "stern soldier about fifty years old" (putting his birthday around 1940) and states the following:
{{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}}
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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)}}
*[[Leon Rippy]], who played General West, is a character actor who appears in many movies by [[Dean Devlin]] and [[Roland Emmerich]].
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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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==Gallery==
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==References==
 
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{{Reflist}}
* ''Stargate: A Novel by Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich'' (1994)
 
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"Jackson, I'd like you to meet General West."
Catherine Langford[src]

W. O. West was a Major General in the United States Air Force and the commander of Project Giza, also known as the Stargate Project. West was an Air Force pilot, having served in the Vietnam War and Gulf War, before assuming command of Project Giza, where he oversaw the 1996 reactivation of the Stargate and the Abydos Mission, which resulted in the start of the Tau'ri-Goa'uld War. In 1997, he retired and was succeeded by Major General George S. Hammond, who would reorganize Project Giza into Stargate Command.

Biography

Background information

Major General West commissioned as an Air Force officer and a pilot between 1964 and 1968 and served in the Vietnam War and Gulf War. West had prior experience with Colonel Jack O'Neill, who had gained his respect for his judgement and military expertise. Prior to 1996, West became the commander of Project Giza, also known as the Stargate Program, overseeing Dr. Catherine Langford's experiments with the Stargate. (Stargate)

1996

In 1996, he recalled Colonel Jack O'Neill to active duty to lead Project Giza's military component, which included the possibility of a one-way reconnaissance mission. After Dr. Daniel Jackson deciphered the Stargate's symbols, West authorized a test of the Gate, which succeeded in connecting to Abydos. He then authorized the Abydos Mission which was led by O'Neill's Abydos team, with the directive to perform reconnaissance and identify any threats to Earth. If any threats were identified, O'Neill was to detonate a Mark III nuclear warhead and destroy the Abydos Stargate. The mission resulted in the first battle of the Tau'ri-Goa'uld War and the death of the Goa'uld Supreme System Lord Ra. (Stargate)

Following the return of the Abydos team, the Earth's Stargate was shuttered and Project Giza was inactivated. In 1997, West retired from the Air Force as a Major General and was succeeded by Major General George S. Hammond, who would reorganize Project Giza into Stargate Command. (SG1: "Children of the Gods")

Equipment

This section requires expansion

Other equipment

  • Service Dress Uniform: To be added

Awards and decorations

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.

Gallery

References

Links and navigation


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