 They hope that the "Galactica" can protect this ragtag fleet long enough to find the legendary thirteenth human colony.It is called Earth, but the location of this lost colony is known only to the last lord of Kobol, the planet which was the original home of Man, but which was abandoned thousands of years earlier, when the Thirteen Tribes migrated to the stars.Helping Adama in the quest for Earth are his son, Captain Apollo, commander of the "Galactica"s strike wing; Lieutenant Starbuck, the "Galactica"s best fighter pilot and Apollo's best friend; Lieutenant Boomer, another fighter pilot; and Colonel Tigh, Adama's second-in-command.