Stargate Command (abbreviated to SGC) is a top-secret Alliance Air Force military organization tasked with operating the Stargate device and all matters pertaining to things offworld, such as threats to other universes or missions to procure new technology from the Axis, Edanians and the Combines. It is based inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado, Eur'uui Earth, codenamed "Area 52". The SGC base acts as one of many secure ground station for Allied activities. It is typically commanded by a Major General (O-8) and is staffed by subject matter experts and military support personnel, several elite special operations teams, and several SG teams, including SG-1, the SGC's main flagship team. It became the military branch of the Tau'ri-Jaffa Alliance