Special forces

Special forces were elite military units that held specialized roles and accomplished tasks or missions that conventional military units were not trained or skilled for. The New Republic sent a special forces team led by Jom Barell to investigate suspected Imperial activity on Akiva sometime after the Battle of Endor.Aftermath
==Organizations==
===Galactic Republic===
The Galactic Republic made use of various special and elite units during the Clone Wars. Clone commandos, Advanced Recon Commandos, Biker Advanced Recon Commandos, and Advanced Recon Force Scout Troopers were greatly employed, with units including Foxtrot Group, D-Squad, Delta Squad, and Clone Force 99. The 41st Ranger Platoon was also an elite unit within the 41st Elite Corps.Star Wars Battlefront II
===Confederacy of Independent Systems===
The Confederacy of Independent Systems maintained a special operations branchStar Wars Outlaws and utilized specialized battle droids as special forces units, including BX-series droid commandos, during the Clone Wars. Techno Union commandos served with the Confederacy during the war.Rise of the Separatists
===Alliance to Restore the Republic===
The Alliance to Restore the Republic maintained the Rebel Alliance Special Forces,Battlefront: Twilight Company a branch of the Alliance Military.Star Wars: Complete Locations Consisting of pathfinders,Shattered Empire 1 the Marine Corps, and Rebel Commandos, the Alliance Special Forces served in various battlefronts.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
===Galactic Empire===
The Galactic Empire maintained various special forces units throughout its military and intelligence branches.Dawn of Rebellion An early special forces squad was the ES Task Division, which Admiral Rampart assembled as part of a program to transition from clones to human transcripts. However, the ES Troopers proved to be unable to follow orders as obediently as clone troopers, and one of the members, ES-01, was executed by their commander, Crosshair. The rest would soon follow in the events after, and only ES-02 survived.
The Imperial Special Forces (ISF) was the Empire's special forces organization,Star Wars (2015) 17 which included the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing,Alphabet Squadron Task Force 99,Star Wars (2015) 21 and Imperial Special Forces troopers, such as Inferno Squad.Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Other special forces units included CompForce and Special Forces Command. Special Unit One was an elite starfighter squadron,Thrawn and Imperial Intelligence utilized elite death troopers. Purge Troopers were elite soldiers that operated under the Inquisitorius.Darth Vader (2017) 13
===New Republic===
The New Republic maintained a military branch, the New Republic Special Forces, which was formed from the Alliance Special Forces.
===First Order===
The First Order maintained the First Order Special Forces as part of its military forces.Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles Members of the First Order Special Forces included Special Forces pilotsStar Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary who piloted TIE/sf space superiority fighters,Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections as well as elite stormtroopers who utilized elite speeder bikes.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
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*Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
*Star Wars: The Rebel Files
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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==Notes and references==
Category:Military personnel
Category:Military specializations