Special Weapons Team The Special Weapons Teams , also known as SWAT , were specialized tactical support police units of the Coruscant Security Force on the planet Coruscant . They consisted of CSF police officers who were trained in areas such as sharpshooting , entry - and - capture operations , hand - to - hand and urban combat , and counter - intelligence . Some operations in which the SWAT teams were involved included providing snipers and personnel to ensure secure voting at the Senate Building in Galactic City , a mission during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Separatists , responding to the terrorist attacks during the Second Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Alliance and the Confederation , and later taking part in the liberating of Coruscant from the Lost Tribe of Sith . Description . Special Weapons Teams were specialized police tactical units of the Coruscant Security Force . The SWAT police officers worked on the planet Coruscant to respond to situations that regular patrol officers would not be able to handle . They wore black uniforms and tactical armor . SWAT officers would be called in to serve as entry - and - capture teams into fortified structures or to conduct raids with other CSF officers and units . To assist them in these duties , SWAT teams could utilize specialized droids . Many officers of the CSF ' s Anti - Terrorism Unit were trained for tactical situations , and they would often conduct tactical operations on their own . Conversely , SWAT teams had knowledge of counter - intelligence operations and would provide security at large - scale events . SWAT officers would also train to become snipers and train for hand - to - hand and urban combat above the abilities of a regular police officer . History . The Special Weapons Team had been formed by 52 BBY . At that time , the Galactic Republic ' s Senate held a major vote on whether to allow several planets who were under the Trade Federation ' s control to enter the Republic and receive senatorial representation . In anticipation of the event , the CSF cordoned off a large area around the Senate Building , including Level 55 down to Level 106 of Galactic City ' s Senate District . They deployed SWAT snipers , security cam droids , and bomb - detecting droids to assist in controlling the crowds and prevent any trouble . In 21 BBY during the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Republic Commandos were unofficially sent to identify a terrorist network on Coruscant . Working with the Anti - Terrorism Unit and the Organized Crime Unit , they were able to identify the network . The CSF conducted raids with tactical units all over Coruscant , and the network was shut down with ninety - seven terrorists either killed or detained . In 18 BBY a tactical team under the command of Sergeant Amry was called in to assist Prefect Pol Haus and his subordinate , Lieutenant Kalibar Droosh , in a sting operation . Prefect Haus informed the team they would follow an informant to a maglev train platform to await the arrival of a criminal gang that would be on the train . Unknown to the tactical team , the informant was Haus ' co - conspirator in the Whiplash resistance movement , Sheel Mafeen . The two had planned that when the maglev train arrived carrying Whiplash operative Tuden Sal , Haus would arrest him to prevent Sal from carrying out an attack on Emperor Palpatine that would endanger Whiplash . The tactical team together with Haus followed Mafeen to the platform of Whiplash ' s maglev train . However , the maglev train never arrived . Haus ordered the tactical team to enter the track area and find the missing train . They were able to locate a single train car which appeared to be abandoned . Alarmed , Haus ordered everyone to leave the area but not before the train car exploded , injuring several of the officers . The tactical team immediately set about rescuing their fallen comrades . In the aftermath of several terrorist attacks in 40 ABY , the Galactic Alliance government set up the Galactic Alliance Guard to root out Corellian terrorists who supported Corellia ' s rebellion against the Galactic Alliance . The GAG was to serve as a secret security force and bridge the gap between the military and the police . Officers of the CSF ' s Anti - Terrorism Unit who had tactical training accompanied soldiers of 967 Commando to raid Jabi Town , where many Corellians on Coruscant lived . During the raids , the CSF tactical units provided support in controlling the crowds . They would later continue to do so for other raids and riots , but in a diminished capacity as the GAG sought to become a distinct entity . Four years later in 44 ABY , the New Jedi Order began to liberate Coruscant from the Lost Tribe of Sith , who had infiltrated the Galactic Alliance and seized control of the planet . The Jedi began hunting down the individual members of the Lost Tribe who had infiltrated Galactic Alliance Security , the High Court , and the Galactic Alliance military . Those Sith who managed to escape began causing severe damage to Coruscant . Though at first confused and hesitant to interfere , as the Jedi gained control of the government , the CSF sided with them in neutralizing the remaining Sith . The SWAT teams were called in for support as the CSF officers were easily cut down by the Sith ' s lightsabers and use of the Force . Despite their best efforts , the SWAT teams fared little better than their regular counterparts . Although many of the Sith were eventually brought down and killed , resulting in a victory for the Jedi and Galactic Alliance , the CSF ' s casualties quickly ran into the thousands . Behind the scenes . The Special Weapons Teams were first mentioned indirectly in " " , a short story written by Karen Traviss and published in " Star Wars Insider " 81 in March of 2005 . It was republished in " " , which Traviss also authored , on February 28 , 2006 . They were mentioned in subsequent novels of Traviss ' s " Republic Commando " series , as well as in her novel " " , published on August 26 , 2006 . They were first identified as SWAT in " " , published on November 28 , 2006 and written by Troy Denning . Later , they appeared in " Darth Plagueis " by James Luceno , which was published on January 10 , 2012 , as well as in the novel " " , released on March 13 , 2012 and written by Denning . In " Apocalypse " , they were identified as Special Weapons Team . They also appeared in " The Last Jedi " , which was written by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and published on February 26 , 2013 .