New Imperial Military (HDt)

The Imperial Military, also called the Imperial Armed Forces, were the military services tasked with defending the Galactic Empire throughout its history. Following the and the death of Emperor, the military became splintered among various  holdings, which happened before the return of the Emperor in a  body briefly reunited them in 10 ABY–11 ABY, until he finally died. His son Maximilian Palpatine formed a new regime a month after his father's demise, drastically reforming the Imperial Military forces under his command.

During his reign the Imperial Military consisted of the Royal Navy and the Stormtrooper Corps. The former was regarded as the "senior branch" while the latter served as an elite assault force.

Role
While the original Imperial Military's role had been the invasion and occupation of new worlds, the new Armed Forces were formed with both expansion as well as defense. Space combat was believed to be more important than land warfare and thus the Royal Navy absorbed what used to be the, while the s retained their independence. The Navy served in both defensive and offensive roles, being tasked with destroying the enemy before they had the opportunity to land ground troops. The Royal Marines were trained to carry out operations aboard starships, such as boarding actions, and also to perform landings on surfaces. The Stormtrooper Corps took the role of serving as the assault units that typically led the charge during offensive operations, and sometimes performed garrison duty on key planets.

Personnel of both branches were trained to carry out joint operations and stormtrooper units were often stationed aboard warships alongside Marine troopers.