Imperial Navy Combat Search and Rescue

Imperial Navy Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) was a special operations force subordinated under the Galactic Empire Special Operations Command and the Imperial Navy. It was notable for being the only Imperial commando division that had a direct responsibility to preserve the lives of civilians, in stark juxtaposition to its more sinister colleagues in the special forces community.

It was born during the Legacy Era under the provision of Emperor Jagged Fel's "Victory Without War" doctrine and the Imperial Mission. Under this galactic doctrine, the Empire sought to achieve advances in political influence without open warfare — the Imperial Mission would suggest solidifying the Empire's relations with its civilian spacers and freighter pilots, who were responsible to maintaining the Galactic Empire's massive network of civilian logistics, and which were directly responsible for keeping the Empire's sprawling space-based economy afloat.