Homeworld Security Command

Homeworld Security Command, or simply Homeworld Security, was a branch of the Galactic Republic charged with ensuring the security of the capital planet Coruscant. This included coordinating security patrols and managing orbital security stations with military forces, as well as keeping them on alert for security threats to Coruscant. During the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the clone shock troopers of the Coruscant Guard were assigned to Homeworld Security Command to enforce tightening security measures. Stationed outside public gathering areas such as theaters, hotels, government buildings and other areas of vital infrastructure, the shock troopers were given wide powers to stop and search beings, their belongings, and private residences. Although most citizens of Coruscant saw no issue with the measures, certain Senators such as Bail Organa did. Recognizing that the shock troopers were simply responding to their training, Organa still saw the actions of the troopers as another method for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to grab power. Despite the increase in security, Homeworld Security was still caught off guard when General Grievous of the Separatists attacked Coruscant and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine. With the Declaration of a New Order establishing the Galactic Empire, shock troopers were stationed in the Senate Building and Republic Executive Building to ensure a smooth transition of government.

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