Support Services / Legends Support Services was a department of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , established to give support to the rest of the Alliance . While not the most glamorous branch of the Rebel Alliance , it was crucial to their success in the Galactic Civil War . As a branch of the Alliance Military , Support Services was headed by one of the Supreme Allied Commanders , the Chief of Support Services . It worked closely with Ordnance and Supply ; while Ordnance and Supply was responsible for procuring weapons , supplies , and equipment , Support Services was responsible for the physical transport of the items . The Ministry of Supply within the Alliance Civil Government also worked closely with Support Services . The individual Sector Force s which made up the bulk of the Alliance ' s military forces also needed a support network . The Atrivis Sector Force s , for example , had an " Ordnance and Support " division which combined the functions of Ordnance and Supply and Support Services . Supply fleet . Support Services was responsible for the Rebel supply fleet , a collection of transports ranging from light freighters to bulk freighters . Most of these ships were slow , poorly armed , and outdated , making them vulnerable to Imperial attack . Larger ships were relatively rare . Though the Alliance was actually well supplied from friendly agriworlds and Rebel safe world s , their overstretched fleet made it difficult to keep the fleet and the troops in the field properly supplied . After the Evacuation of Yavin , this situation was aggravated . Modified light freighters , such as YT - 1300 light freighters with additional external cargo pods , were the most common ships in Support Services . These vessels were usually purchased secondhand , stolen , or salvaged from junkyards , and required skilled ( or lucky ) mechanics to remain spaceworthy . Their small size made them useful when supplying ships or bases behind Imperial lines . With forged documentation making them appear to be legitimate tramp freighter s , these Rebel freighters could sometimes land openly at Imperial spaceports . Medium transports were used by Support Services for fleet replenishment missions which could not be handled by light freighters . Though they were still too small for efficient transport of bulk items such as fuel and food , and were slow and vulnerable in battle , they were versatile enough . The Rebellion ' s main source of medium transports was Gallofree Yards , Inc . , which sold its entire stock at a steep discount after its bankruptcy . Many of these ships were purchased by the Rebellion through intermediaries . Support Services had very few Action VI transport s or comparable bulk freighters . Most of these were captured from the Empire , though this was a difficult operation which usually required that the ship ' s captain and crew elected to surrender to Rebel forces rather than fight . The officers and crew in the support fleet were a varied group . Some were lifelong professional spacers and merchants , some of whom were upholding a generations - long family tradition flying the spacelanes . Others were former starfighter pilots either too old or too badly injured for combat missions . Some were recent recruits trained at facilities on Mon Calamari . Safe worlds . Support Services personnel helped to establish safe world s such as New Alderaan , Flitter , and Stronghold for the Alliance . Scouts searched the Outer Rim Territories , and even beyond , searching for habitable planets and moons which the Rebellion could use as safe havens . Rebel scientists would investigate these newly discovered worlds , confirming that no hidden dangers would prevent successful colonization . Some of these safe worlds , such as Sanctuary , were previously inhabited remote settlements which elected to support the Rebellion . Support Services was also responsible for taking care of the infrastructure on safe worlds . In time , some of these safe worlds were stable enough to begin exporting raw material for the Alliance to use in its war effort . Medical services . The doctors , medical droids , and other medical personnel in the Alliance Military were also part of Support Services . The medical services of the Alliance ranged from front - line medics attached to ground units , Rebel bases , or capital ships , to hidden hospitals and roving hospital ships . The best - known of these medical frigates was the modified EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Redemption " , but other ships , such as medium transports , were also modified for these purposes . Notable personnel . Support Services supplied non - combat personnel throughout the Alliance , including cooks , doctors and other medical professionals , and mechanics . In addition to the personnel serving in Rebel bases , on board ships in the Alliance Fleet , or on the vessels of the supply fleet , many independent operatives were considered part of the Support Services network . Smugglers such as Tru ' eb Cholakk and Sapphire helped bring supplies to the Rebellion , while the shipjacker Pike Angeles stole Imperial vessels for the Alliance . Some of these agents worked undercover to carry information and important personnel rather than supplies , such as the stage magician Leger Demain and the starship racer Siro Simito . Others , including Resik and Ytavarg Aleema , operated safe houses for the Rebellion . The responsibilities of these solo operatives often overlapped with those of General Airen Cracken ' s Alliance Intelligence . Some prominent Support Services personnel were best known for their work with other branches of the Alliance . Lieutenant Deeve , a scout who worked with Support Services to establish safe worlds such as Apliria and New Alderaan , was a member of the Task Force on Alliance Security . The Rebel pilot Grizz Frix spent most of his career in the Alliance flying transports for Support Services , but was recruited to fly an X - wing with Red Squadron just before the Battle of Endor .