New Republic Defense Fleet Starfighter Corps

The New Republic Defense Fleet Starfighter Corps also known as the New Republic Starfighter Corps was the starfighter branch of the New Republic Defense Force, and was subordinate to the New Republic Defense Fleet. Formed during the Galactic Civil War after the Alliance to Restore the Republic transitioned into the New Republic, the Republic's starfighter corps participated in various engagements towards the end of the pan-galactic conflict in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor, including participating in Operation: Cinder, the Hunt for Shadow Wing, and the climactic and final Battle of Jakku, which resulted in the signing of the Galactic Concordance.

Following the end of the war, the New Republic Starfighter Corps was responsible for responding to criminal threats, including those by pirates, as well as specific incidents. After a period of peace, many members of the corps were recruited into the starfighter forces of the paramilitary Resistance group, which fought against the First Order, a military junta forged from remnants of the Galactic Empire. Open conflict once again began when the First Order destroyed the New Republic in the Hosnian Cataclysm.

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