Anti-Sith Assault Team

* ASAT logo (1991-2000)
* ASAT logo (present)

The **Anti-Sith Assault Team**, also known as the **ASAT Team**, is an elite Terran special forces unit of the Terran Special Operations Command dedicated to defending Terra (Earth) from the Sith. Formed from the best of the best special forces/special operations forces from around Terra soon after the arrival of the Republic on Terra, the team served through many battles throughout the Clone Wars, from open conflict to clandestine operations. The operators are some of the most dangerous warriors in either the Milky Way or Andromeda Galaxy.

The insignia of the ASAT team is of a similar design to the famous Jolly Roger during the early 18th century (the later part of the Golden Age of Piracy). It has a flaming skull, with flaming wings spreading out of it, and two blue lightsabers crossed behind the skull instead of bones.

The ASAT can also recruit former Jedis from the Terran Jedi Order, in fact one particular member is David Ronen himself. In the years following the Galactic Civil War, this became more common as the Jedi Order grew, and a goal was set for the ASAT team to one day be entirely comprised on recruits from the Jedi Order.

The team was initially created as a defense of Earth against the Sith. However, after the Sith were finally thought defeated after the end of the Galactic Civil War, the team remained in existence, both to serve as the most elite commando team in the Terran Alliance, and to continue to protect against threats from the dark aide that might one day rise.

## History

### Formation

The Anti-Sith Assault Team was first formed in late 1991, by order of the United Nations. The formation of the team was the result of a compromise reached during negotiations between then US President George H W Bush and the Jedi Council. Insistent that the Jedi Council train a Terran Jedi Order to serve the Terran Alliance and defend Terra from the Sith, President Bush wished the Jedi Council to begin training Force-sensitive adults. The Jedi Council created a compromise, in which they would train a Terran Jedi Order from infancy, per their tradition, while training a team of soldiers in the art of lightsaber combat.

The original 12 members of the ASAT team were all drawn from special ops units from across the world. The original team included a man of America's SEAL Team 6 (Lieutenant Samuel Adams), two men from the American Delta Force (1st Lieutenant Tyler Hall and 1st Lieutenant Grant Wilson), two men from the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz (Sergeant Major Alexei Ivankov and Captain Vasily Stasevich), two men from the British SAS (Lieutenant John White and Staff Sergeant Harry Paton), one man from the German KSK (Captain Dennis Rommel), two men from the Israeli Sayeret Matkal (1st Lieutenant Daniel Mofaz and Captain Shaul Peretz), one man from the Chinese Special Operations Forces (Lieutenant Cheng Han), and one man from the Japanese Special Forces Group (Warrant Officer Toshiyuki Yamazaki).

The team immediately began training in lightsaber combat under Jedi Master Mace Windu, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, and experts in fencing from across the world. They were trained solely in using their lightsabers in lightsaber on lightsaber combat.

### First Combat

The ASAT team first saw combat during Operation Thunderstrike, the joint Terran Alliance-Republic operation to apprehend Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, and Kim Il-Sung. Mofaz and Wilson accompanied Anakin Skywalker to Baghdad to capture Saddam Hussein, Rommel and White accompanied Obi Wan to capture Muammar Gaddafi, and Han and Yamazaki accompanied Mace Windu to capture Kim Il-Sung. While they mostly used their firearms, the operation saw them use their lightsabers in combat for the first time.

### The Terran Campaign

The Terran Campaign began on January 9, 1992, when Separatist forces engaged a Republic task force protecting Earth. This was followed up with ten different landings across Earth.

Half of the ASAT team saw combat in the Terran campaign: Rommel in the Battle of Germany; Mofaz in the Battle of Buenos Aires, Stasevich in the Battle of Volgograd, Adams in the Battle of New York, and Ivankov and Yamazaki in the Battle of Vladivostok. Adams engaged in a duel with Asajj Ventress in New York, and in Vladivostok, Ivankov and Yamazaki together engaged and drove off General Grievous.

Following the retreat of the Separatists, some of the ASAT team members were ordered to deploy to help the Republic. All members of the team were promoted, either to Colonel if they were already officers, or Major if they were enlisted or warrant officers.

### The Clone Wars

The first combat deployment of the ASAT team came shortly after the end of the Terran Campaign. Colonel Tyler Hall was deployed in command of the 101st Airborne Division to assist the Republic in the 2nd Battle of Geonosis, and Colonel Dennis Rommel was deployed to assist in the Battle of Dantooine.

The ASAT team took part in almost every major battle of the Clone Wars. All members of the team, save for Alexei Ivankov, saw combat in the Andromeda Galaxy during the Clone Wars. During the war, four more members of the team engaged Sith in battle: Toshiyuki Yamazaki, John White, Vasily Stasevich, and Tyler Hall. Another member of the team, Dennis Rommel, engaged Jedi General Pong Krell during the Battle of Umbara when Krell turned against the Republic, and also was the one to kill General Grievous.

When Order 66 was enacted, most of the ASAT team was on Terra. Colonel Rommel accompanied Yoda on his quest to kill Darth Sidious, and Colonel Hall went with Obi Wan Kenobi to kill Anakin Skywalker. Both pairs failed in their missions, and rendezvoused on Polis Massa with Captain Adams, where Adams delivered Luke Skywalker and Leia Skywalker. Following this, the three ASAT members returned to Terra with the rest of the Terran Alliance, where the entire team met for the first time since 1991 and swore an oath to see the Empire and Sith destroyed.

### Intergalactic Cold War & Galactic Civil War

After the Clone Wars, the Anti-Sith Assault Team continued training heavily to prepare for the day they would end up fighting the Sith again.

In 2001, several members of the team witnessed the 9/11 attacks. Following the attacks, the team saw extensive action in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan in support of the War on Terror, and were directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths and capture of a number of key Al-Qaeda officials. In 2011, Hall took part in Operation Neptune Spear to kill Osama bin Laden.

By the 2013, all but Hall and Paton had left the team, and Hall was now the leader of the team.

## Members

### Leader: Brigadier General Nathaniel Wright

Nathaniel Wright, a former Delta Force officer, became the first man to take the place of an original ASAT team member, joining the team in 2004 after Toshiyuki Yamazaki was forced to retire. He spent much of the Galactic Civil War on Earth, but fought in the Battle of Jakku and Battle of Coruscant. Following the end of the war, Wright became the fourth leader of the ASAT team following Tyler Hall's departure from the team.

### Major Calvin Adams

Main Article: Calvin Adams

Calvin Adams is the son of former ASAT commander Samuel Adams. He received self defense training as a child, and began training to join the ASAT team when he was just 12 years old. He joined the team on his 21st birthday, becoming the youngest person ever to join the team. Within a year of joining the team, he was capable of taking on three of his teammates at once and emerging victorious.

### Major David Ronen

Main Article: David Ronen

David Ronen, an Israeli, was originally trained as a Jedi, and served as the Padawan of Mace Windu. Recognized for his skill with a lightsaber, Ronen became a member of the ASAT team in 2011. In 2014, during the Galactic Civil War, he saw his first taste of combat with the team when he dueled Darth Vader at his fortress on Mustafar.

### Colonel Marko Loginov

Main Article: Marko Loginov

Marko Loginov is a Russian member of the ASAT team. He was formerly an experienced Spetsnaz commando. He joined the team in 2008 to fill the vacancy left by Samuel Adams' departure from the team. He spent much of the early part of the Galactic Civil War on Earth, seeing his first combat in the war during the Battle of Hoth.

### Major Axel Lansdorf

Axel Lansdorf is German member of the ASAT team. Axel was one of the original Jedi Padawans taken into the Terran Jedi Order after its founding. He joined the team in 2012 after Alexei Ivankov left the team, and his own talents with a lightsaber became clear.

## Former Notable Members

### Fleet Admiral Samuel Adams

Main Article: Samuel Adams

Captain Samuel Adams was elected as the leader of the ASAT team by its other members at the very beginning of their training. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a member of the US Navy SEALs since the mid 1980s, Adams was regarded as the second most skilled swordsman of the team. With his many other skills, Adams was regarded as perhaps the single most dangerous man in the Terran Alliance Armed Forces. Adams fought in many battles during the Clone Wars, even leading the coalition during the Siege of Mandalore. He was the first Terran to learn of Anakin Skywalker's secret marriage to Padme Amidala, and after the execution of Order 66, delivered Luke and Leia Skywalker. Following the Clone Wars, Adams continued to serve as the leader of the ASAT team until 2008, when he left the team to serve within the Terran Alliance Special Operations Command. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, he was the commander of TSOC.

### General Grant Wilson

Main Article: Grant Wilson

Grant Wilson was a former member of the Delta Force before being chosen for the ASAT team. He took part in the mission to Zygerria, and later led Terran forces at the Battle of Onderon. After the Clone Wars, he continued to serve in the ASAT Team until 2010, when he retired from the team and was appointed as the commander of the Terran Clone Legion.

### Lieutenant General Alexei Ivankov

Main Article: Alexei Ivankov

Alexei Ivankov was a former member of the Soviet Army's Spetsnaz before being chosen for the ASAT team. He and his teammate, Toshiyuki Yamazaki, fought General Grievous in the Battle of Vladivostok. After the Terran Campaign, Ivankov was assigned to permanent duty on Terra, causing him to be the only member of the ASAT team never to see combat in the Andromeda Galaxy during the Clone Wars. After the Clone Wars, he continued to serve in the ASAT team until 2012, when he retired from the team and was appointed the Head of Training for TSOC.

### General Vasily Stasevich

Main Article: Vasily Stasevich

Vasily Stasevich was a former member of the Soviet Army's Spetsnaz before being chosen for the ASAT team. He fought in the Battle of Volgograd, and deployed to the Andromeda Galaxy immediately after the Terran campaign. Later in the war, he became the fourth member of the team to engage a Sith in lightsaber duel, after Adams (who fought Asajj Ventress), Yamazaki (who fought Asajj Ventress), and White (who fought Savage Opress). After the Clone Wars, Stasevich continued to serve in the ASAT team until 2010, when he retired and was appointed the Commander in Chief of the Russian Army.

### General John White

Main Article: John White

John White was a former member of the British SAS before being chosen for the ASAT team. He helped to capture Muammar Gaddafi in Operation Thunderstrike, and participated in a number of operations in the Clone Wars. He became the third member of the team to engage a Sith in battle when he fought Savage Opress on Toydaria. After the Clone Wars, White continued to serve in the ASAT team until 2009, when he retired and was given command of the Terran Planetary Guard.

### Grand General Dennis Rommel

Main Article: Dennis Rommel

Dennis Rommel was a former member of the German Army's KSK special forces unit before he was chosen to the ASAT team. He is the great-nephew of the famous General Erwin Rommel. He helped lead the defense of Berlin during the Battle of Germany. He took part in a number of key operations in the Clone Wars, including the Umbaran campaign, where he fought the fallen Jedi Pong Krell. At the end of the war, Rommel fought and killed General Grievous on Utapau, and later joined Yoda to attempt to kill Darth Sidious. After the war, Rommel continued to serve in the ASAT team. On September 11, 2001, he led a revolt aboard United Airlines Flight 93 and successfully retook the plane. In 2008, when Adams left the team, Rommel was appointed as the leader of the team. He served as the leader of the team for 2 years before leaving the team himself. Soon after, he was appointed to the Terran Joint Command. In 2018, he was the first member of the team promoted to a five star rank. Later, in 2019, he was the second man in the Terran Army promoted to the six star rank of Grand General. He commanded Imperial ground forces at the Battles of Jakku and Coruscant.

### General Shaul Peretz

Main Article: Shaul Peretz

Shaul Peretz was a former member of the Israeli Army's Sayeret Matkal before he was chosen for the ASAT team. He saw action in several engagements during the Clone War, and was the first member of the team to engage in lightsaber duel after the Terran campaign when he fought Pre Vizsla on Concordia. Peretz continued to serve in the ASAT team after the Clone Wars, and served until 2011, when he left the team and was appointed as the Chief of Intelligence for the Terran Alliance Army.

### General Daniel Mofaz

Main Article: Daniel Mofaz

Daniel Mofaz was a former member of the Israeli Army's Sayeret Matkal before he was chosen for the ASAT team. He participated in Operation Thunderstrike, and took part in several actions throughout the Clone War, including the Battle of Umbara, Battle of Onderon, and Battle of Scipio. Mofaz continued to serve in the team after the Clone Wars until he left the team in 2010. Following his departure from the team, he was appointed to the Terran Joint Command.

### General Cheng Han

Main Article: Cheng Han

Cheng Han was a former member of the People's Liberation Army's Special Operations Forces before he was chosen for the ASAT team. He participated in Operation Thunderstrike and the Terran campaign, but did not see combat again until the end of the Clone Wars, where a helicopter he was on was shot down on Skako Minor, necessitating a massive rescue operation. Han continued to serve in the ASAT team until 2012, when he left the team and became Vice Chief of TSOC, retaining his position after Adams assumed the position of Chief.

### Toshiyuki Yamazaki

Main Article: Toshiyuki Yamazaki

Toshiyuki Yamazaki was a former member of the Japanese 1st Airborne Brigade before being chosen for the ASAT team. He was the oldest member of the team, as well as the only member of the team who was not taken from a special forces unit. He fought in the Terran campaign, and again in the Battle of Kamino. Yamazaki continued to serve in the ASAT team after the Clone Wars until 2004, when an auto accident claimed his left eye, and he retired from military service.

### General Tyler Hall

Main Article: Tyler Hall

Tyler Hall was a former member of the Delta Force before he was inducted into the ASAT team. He was the first member of the team to see combat in the Andromeda Galaxy when he took part in the 2nd Battle of Geonosis. He served in multiple battles through the Clone Wars, including the Battle of Coruscant, where he fought Count Dooku. After Order 66, Hall joined Obi Wan Kenobi to attempt to kill Anakin Skywalker, and cut off Skywalker's limbs in the fight. Hall remained in service after the Clone Wars, and after General Dennis Rommel left the team, he was promoted to be the leader of the ASAT team. He fought in multiple battles of the Galactic Civil War, before leaving the team after the end of the war and being appointed to the Joint Command.

### Lieutenant General Harry Paton

Main Article: Harry Paton

Harry Paton was a former member of the British SAS before being chosen for the ASAT team. He didn't see combat during the Terran campaign. He spent most of the Clone War on Terra, and therefore saw limited action. Paton continued to serve after the Clone Wars, and by the time of the Galactic Civil War, was the second in command of the team. He fought in several battles in the Galactic Civil War, and retired from service after receiving a wound in the Battle of Coruscant.

### Colonel Alexander Gates

Main Article: Alexander Gates

Alexander Gates was a member of the ASAT team who fought in the Galactic Civil War. He joined the team in 2009, after serving in the US Army's Delta Force. He participated in the attack on Mustafar, in which he lost one of his hands, and multiple special ops missions. However, in 2016, while on a mission to Korriban, Gates encountered the Sith Lord Darth Vader. During a duel with the Sith Lord, Gates was stabbed in the stomach by Vader, and died soon after. Gates was the first member of the team to fall in combat, and his name became rallying cry for the rest of the war.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*
* *The Terran Alliance: A Changing World*
* *When the World Stopped turning*
* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back*
* *The Terran and the Mandalorian*