Bad Love Squadron

Squadron Patch

* 12 TIE Fighter Pilots

* 27 TIE mechanics

* 28 droids (for the TIE mechanics)

* 1 Commanding Officer NCO (for the TIE mechanics)

* Galactic Civil War

(2 BBY to present)

* Operation Immediate Rescue (8 BBY to 7.10 BBY)

* Operation Home Base (4 BBY to 3 BBY)

* Operation Clean House (3 BBY to 2 BBY)

* Operation Dark Cloak (2 BBY to present)

Once known as an elite TIE/In Space Superiority Starfighter Squadron, *Bad Love Squadron* became active and attached to the *Darkest Night* just prior to Operation Foothold (9 BBY to 8 BBY). The squadron has also seen action during Operation Immediate Rescue (8 BBY to 7.10 BBY), Operation Home Base (4 BBY to 3 BBY), and Operation Clean House (3 BBY to Present).

Most senior officers and veteran pilots of the squadron were transferred to other units and assignments after *Operation Home Base* for reasons unknown (except for Major Héctor Pérez, the sole remaining pilot, although the mechanic and droid staff supporting the squadron has remained mostly intact. The resulting loss of experienced & talented leadership and piloting sent the squadron into a free-fall of bad performance scores and ill-fated combat decisions over the years since.

With its glory days behind it, *Bad Love Squadron* strives to hold off the critics that claim the squadron is a *has-been* and full of third-rate TIE pilots that other squadrons considered rejects, outcasts, and underperformers.

Major Héctor Pérez is it's Squadron Leader, while Captain Keth Dotch is the Executive Officer & Training Officer of the squadron, and Flight Lieutenant Andrew Vise is the squadron's Second Officer. Rudy Ash is the longest surviving mechanic or pilot of the squadron (as well as the TIE Mechanic Unit's Chief Warrant Officer as its commanding officer), being with *Bad Love* since its first days of operation.

## Unit Recognition & Awards

* As park of the *Darkest Night*, the squadron has been awarded the Meritorious Service Award (to the unit) & Imperial Medallion of Service (to its pilots) for their participation with Operation Foothold (9 BBY to 8 BBY) & Operation Immediate Rescue (8 BBY to 7.10 BBY).
* As part of *Darkest Night*, the squadron's pilots were individually awarded the Medal of Conspicuous Gallantry for their actions during Operation Foothold (9 BBY to 8 BBY) & Operation Immediate Rescue (8 BBY to 7.10 BBY).

 Training & Operations

All TIE Fighter Pilots of *Bad Love Squadron* were trained across the board in advanced air combat manoeuvring (dogfighting) skills after Operation Immediate Rescue (8 BBY to 7.10 BBY) until just prior to Operation Home Base (4 BBY to 3 BBY). After 4 BBY, all incoming pilots had just received standard TIE Fighter Pilot training.

Unofficially, Major Héctor Pérez is trying to instruct his pilots on his own time and in official training time of advanced dogfighting skills.

## Structure

### **Command Element**

1. Major Héctor Pérez (Squadron Leader)
2. Captain Keth Dotch (Executive Officer & Training Officer)
3. Flight Lieutenant Andrew Vise(Second Officer)

#### **Element Support Command**

* Chief Warrant Officer Rudy Ash (Master Mechanic)
* 3 Senior Warrant Officers (Master Mechanics)

##### **Element Support**

* 24 human and alien TIE mechanics
* 12 WED Treadwell Repair Droids
* 6 R5-series astromechs
* 6 DA Worker Droids
* 3 EG-6 Power Droids
* 1 black coated RA-7 Protocol Droid (inventory & quartermaster)

### **Specialized Flights**

Even within the TIE Fighter squadron of *Bad Love*, there is one flight that sticks out like the red headed stepchild of the sore thumb squadron. Despite this, Third Flight is the most capable of becoming true aces under Major Héctor Pérez's command.

#### **Third Flight**

Third Flight is considered the most rowdy and least disciplined of the 3 flights. Despite this, they also have the most raw "flavor" as the squadron major puts it. Captain Keth Dotch is considered the flight's temporary flight leader until a replacement can be found or a current pilot promoted up to the task.

\*\*\****L*** is for leader of a detachment of a flight (pairs), while ***W*** is for wingman.

* ***Bad 9***; Flight Leader (3-1-L); Flying Officer Rick Johnson (acting flight lead)
* ***Bad 10***; Flight Second (3-2-W); **OPEN** (or uses NPC Pilot Officer DN-70-10)
* ***Bad 11***; Wing Leader (3-3-L); Flying Officer Saraali Deatar
* ***Bad 12***; Flight Fourth (3-4-W); Flying Officer Turr Kya

### **Other Flights**

#### **First Flight**

First Flight has promise, at least in the sense its lead directly by a living war hero & ace fighter pilot. Beyond these advantages, the flight is considered a step above the rest of the flights in the squadron in experience as a whole, although Captain Keth Dotch of Third Flight has the most experience next to the squadron major himself, Héctor Pérez.

\*\*\****L*** is for leader of a detachment of a flight (pairs), while ***W*** is for wingman.

* ***Bad 1***; Squadron Leader (1-1-L); Major Héctor Pérez
* ***Bad 2***; Flight Second (1-2-W); Pilot Officer DN-62-2
* ***Bad 3***; Wing Leader (1-3-L); Flying Officer DN-63-3
* ***Bad 4***; Flight Fourth (1-4-W); Pilot Officer DN-64-4

#### **Second Flight**

Second Flight is like a second child of three children: not old enough to be hailed as the first heir, but not young enough to be considered the baby. Stuck in the middle, second flight keeps its head low and moves along as willingly as a stubborn bantha, oftentimes being the first to complain about any assignment.

\*\*\****L*** is for leader of a detachment of a flight (pairs), while ***W*** is for wingman.

* ***Bad 5***; Flight Leader (2-1-L); Captain Keth Dotch
* ***Bad 6***; Flight Second (2-2-W); Pilot Officer DN-66-6
* ***Bad 7***; Wing Leader (2-3-L); Flight Lieutenant Andrew Vise
* ***Bad 8***; Flight Fourth (2-4-W); Pilot Officer DN-68-8