Galactic Empire Special Operations

The Galactic Empire Special Operations, also known as Imperial Special Ops, or Spec Ops, was an elite branch of the Galactic Empire created by order of Galactic Emperor Palpatine in 1 BBY. They were created by Palpatine to counter the widespread of insurgents and rebels, and to make up for the failures to stop them by the Imperial Army, Imperial Navy, and other Imperial branches. They were handpicked by Palpatine and Darth Vader, but were later picked by the Special Operations commanding officers.

The Special Operations had their recruits undergo intense combat training, a little bit similar to that of the Emperor's Royal Guards, and only accepted the trainees who passed the training by eighty percent or higher. Some were granted entry into the Spec Ops without training, by special circumstances. There were several branches within the Special Ops, which specialized in different special operations. That included Storm Commandos, SpecNav Troopers, among others.