Hammond once again showed a willingness to explore alternatives within his orders to protect Earth and allowed O'Neill to attempt a low risk communication with Dr. Visibly angry, Hammond had O'Neill taken into custody, but withheld sending the bomb through the Stargate. Though Ra and his ship were destroyed, Abydos and its people still existed on the other side of the Stargate, along with the civilian member of the expedition Dr. At that point, O'Neill admitted that the initial report was incomplete. Needing to prevent further alien threats and not getting any answers, Hammond ordered a nuclear weapon be sent to Abydos again. When they didn't talk, he approached O'Neill, who was very flip. He ordered Major Samuels to retrieve the now retired Colonel Jack O'Neill while he debriefed the other mission members, Ferretti and Kawalsky. The only sources of information Hammond could use to gain intelligence about these invaders were the three surviving members of the original mission to Abydos. This retirement posting turned into an active command after aliens came through the supposedly obsolete Stargate, killed some personnel and kidnapped a female airman. His next confirmed posting was as Major General when he returned to Cheyenne Mountain in the late 1990s, replacing General West as commander of the mothballed Stargate project located underneath NORAD (1.01 "Children of the Gods Part 1"). Other assignments during Hammond's early career are unknown. His body was never recovered the Vietnamese never admitted they took him prisoner" (5.21 "Revelations"). But I never found out what happened to him. Hammond also served in the Vietnam conflict, possibly as a pilot, since he witnessed his best friend shot down: "I know he survived, I saw his 'chute open, radioed his position. He knew when to give them the note when he saw Samantha Carter's hand injury (2.21 "1969"). Thirty years later, General George Hammond made certain to write the note and give it to SG-1, whom he recognized as being the four intruders. It is uncertain what influences learning that he would become a general may have had on Hammond's life. Their detailed knowledge of his past and future life and a note from his future self convinced him to help the four strangers escape. During this tour of duty, he was ordered to escort four intruders and their unusual equipment out of the base. During his tenure as a lieutenant, he became acquaintances with a fellow officer, Lieutenant Henry Hayes, gaining a mutual respect that both recalled years later when Hayes was President (7.21 "Lost City Part 1").Īs a lieutenant, Hammond was stationed in Cheyenne Mountain in 1969. He was a career officer in the Air Force. George Hammond is originally from Texas (1.12 "Bloodlines", 2.01 "The Serpent's Lair Part 2"). He defended his country and planet from external as well as internal threats, and protected the lives and reputations of the men and women under his command to the best of his ability. His leadership was a unique and admirable combination of devotion to duty and to the people in his command. A year later he retired, and worked for the President as an advisor. He led the SGC with wisdom and courage for seven years, when he was promoted to become the head of Homeworld Security on behalf of the United States. Suddenly the officer and gentleman from Texas found himself commanding one of the most significant endeavors in the history of the world: the Stargate Program.
Major General George Hammond was on his way to retiring when Apophis attacked the SGC.