Galactic Alliance Guard

The Galactic Alliance Guard (GAG) was the secret police of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances during the Second Galactic Civil War. The GAG was founded by Chief of State Cal Omas and placed under the command of Colonel Jacen Solo, a Knight of the New Jedi Order, as a result of the Corellian terrorist attacks and riots on the galactic capital world of Coruscant in 40 ABY. As the war against the Confederation progressed, the GAG undertook offworld missions across the galaxy and became essential in Colonel Solo's rise to power as the Sith Lord Darth Caedus.

Specializing in intelligence gathering, special operations and counter-terrorism, members of the GAG were recruited from the Coruscant Security Force, the Galactic Alliance Intelligence Service, and the Galactic Alliance Defense Force. The GAG possessed a myriad of assets to suppress acts of sedition and treason on Coruscant, such as the use of droid brains to monitor the HoloNet and the deployment of combat drones against insurgents. The organization included a wing of elite black-armored soldiers, known as GAG troopers, for combat operations. One its sub-units, the 967 Commando, served under the direct command of Colonel Solo and his informal Jedi apprentice, Lieutenant Ben Skywalker, during the GAG's early raids against the Corellian sectors in Galactic City. The GAG later acquired its own warship, the Anakin Solo—a modified Imperial II-class Star Destroyer, it would serve as the GAG's mobile headquarters.

From the time of their inception, the GAG was a source of controversy within the Galactic Alliance as well as the Jedi High Council. It was disapproved of by members of Grand Master Luke Skywalker's family for its similarities to the Galactic Empire. The GAG became increasingly loyal to its commanding officer, Colonel Solo, who used the Guard and its resources to further his agenda. As a result, Five World Prime Minister Dur Gejjen was assassinated by GAG operatives on Vulpter, while GAG troopers arrested Cal Omas in a coup that put Solo and Admiral Cha Niathal in power as co-rulers of the Alliance. But as Jacen Solo embraced the dark side of the Force, renouncing the Jedi path to become the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Caedus, the GAG's list of enemies grew to include Fondorians, Mandalorians, the Hapes Consortium, and even the Jedi Order. In 41 ABY, Caedus was killed in the Battle of Uroro Station, causing his New Order to collapse as the Jedi Coalition achieved the decisive victory in the conflict. Natasi Daala assumed leadership of the Alliance as its new Chief of State, resulting in the disbandment of the GAG and the formation of the Galactic Alliance Security (GAS).

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