10th Galactic Empire Special Operations Command

The 10th Galactic Empire Special Operations Command, commonly known as the Advanced Special Operations Command or Advance Force Operations, is one of the ten Regional Special Operations Commands subordinated under the Galactic Empire Special Operations Command. However, unlike all of the other nine Regional Special Operations Commands, the Advanced Special Operations Command's area of responsibility (AOR) was functional, rather than regionally-allocated.

The Advanced Special Operations Command was charged with the conduction of highly-sensitive special operations in support of the 's galactic defense policy, such as prosecution of extreme contingency operations, advance force operations, and apprehension and/or liquefaction of high-value personalities. Additionally, it is directly answerable to the for the Special Operations Command's response for emerging galactic crises — such as the baradium bombing of Tangrene. In this capacity, it served as the Special Operations Command's principal contingency and expeditionary force.

After the conclusion of the victorious and the coup against Emperor Fel, the Advanced Special Operations Command collaborated with the  extensively, conducting counterterrorism operations, assassination of defected Imperial military personnel, and highly specialized missions to apprehend or assassinate  or.

Its primary maneuver forces were the Imperial Army Special Activities Battle Expeditionary Regiment ("Saber Force") and the Imperial Intelligence Special Clandestine Activities Regiment — however, additionally, it was also comprised of elite units from the 41st Imperial Special Operations Army (Airborne) and the 91st Imperial Special Operations Army (Airborne) of the Imperial Army Special Operations Group.

The Advanced Special Operations Command recruited specifically from the most experienced and skilled of the Imperial Special Forces — as such, all of its special missions units were regarded as highly elite special operations forces, even by other members of the Special Operations Command.