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I know that I'm probably one of the few that'll actually watch and read the end credits of shows/movies - don't ask me why, but I occassionally will.
Either way, while watching the end credits of Stargate SG1 a few years ago, I noticed something relatively odd in their 2nd to last slide, something I've not noticed elsewhere before... This opened a rabbit hole.
SG1 End Credits
The same "acknowledgement of cooperation" is found in all other Stargate spinoffs.
Now, it's not uncommon to see different branches of the military providing different things for Hollywood movies like Transformers or Top Gun (hence the military-entertainment complex and the Top Gun effect)... But you'll never see the US Space Command (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Command) mentioned anywhere. SG1 doesn't mention them either, but there they are in the closing credits.
Just to get this out of the way... The DOD is an easy one to explain away; to film on military property (like the intro scenes that show the entrance to the Cheyenne Mtn Complex) you need to apply for a permit, simple enough. The Air Force is similarly easy, they used them as extras in many shots in/around Cheyenne, such as the intro shots (the rest was filmed primarily in Canada).
But what about the US Space Command? Did they have some pertinent information that would make the aliens and wormholes more authentic..? Or what..?
With that said, there are some things that happen involving Stargate that are either extremely uncommon, or you simply won't see elsewhere...
Such as, in a completely fictional sci-fi TV show about aliens and wormholes, why do they feel the need - and better yet, how did they get permission - to use real-world military patches?
Season 8, Episode 12; Air Force Space Command patch (not US Space Command)
I can't think of any other fictional shows (or movies) that use authentic patches... I would imagine this is mostly because 99.9% of people are never going to notice such a minute detail in a 3 second scene and it's just not worth the red tape and bureaucracy.
It's probably worth noting that during the above scene they're on a spaceship. It's also not the only scene the patch is shown in, you can briefly see background extras wearing it in a couple of other episodes at Cheyenne Mtn as well as in another "spaceship" episode.
On the topic of Cheyenne Mtn (where "stargate command" is based in the TV show), it's hardly ever mentioned in TV or film. I believe there are just 2 other shows that "featured" it, Southpark (Trapper Keeper) and one you've likely never heard of called Jerimiah... Neither of which "thank" anyone for using it.
Something else extremely uncommon in any TV show (as in, I'm fairly confident it's never happened elsewhere) is the USAF Chief of Staff cameoing as himself. General Michael E. Ryan did this for Stargate in 2001.
Along that same vein, they made Richard Dean Anderson an honorary brigadier general of the USAF in 2004: https://web.archive.org/web/20071108172002/http://www.rdanderson.com/archives/a4-10-01.htm
Personally, I can only think of 2 other actors that have received honorary ranks like this. Bill Cosby must have whipped up some stiff drinks for the Navy and received an honorary rank of chief petty officer in 2011... And Daniel Craig was promoted to an honorary Commander of the British Royal Navy (I guess because he's James Bond?) in 2021..
There's also this reach: https://www.domainholdings.com/recent-sales/100-oldest-domain-names/... The domain with their namesake (stargate .com) was the 25th to be registered in the world back in 1986. Sure, it's probably a coincidence as it wasn't actually used for the SG1 as the first movie didn't premiere until 1994 and the TV show didn't air until 1997... It's primarily the timing/name similarity that's odd here. Stargate .com was registered prior to Boeing .com. The only "stargate" that existed back then would have been the "Stargate Project" which is another rabbit hole entirely.
With that all said, there are a lot of things that seemingly happen involving Stargate that are either extremely uncommon, or just don't happen elsewhere. I'm curious what others think about these anomlies and if anyone has found more.

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