Imperial Joint Staff Mission

The Imperial Joint Staff Mission, also called the Imperial Defense Staff (Coruscant), was a group of several hundred military officers stationed in the  during the, serving as a liaisons between the Imperial government and the New Republic High Command. They represented Imperial interests in the New Republic and coordinated military actions between the two states against the. After the war, the Imperial Joint Staff Mission continued its work in promoting cooperation between the Remnant and the new. After 30 ABY the Remnant, now more commonly known as the Galactic Empire, became further integrated with the Galactic Alliance, and as did their military commands. The Imperial Staff Mission grew from a few hundred men during the Yuuzhan Vong War to about 1500 personnel.

The Imperial Defense Staff was based on initially and later on, following the flight of the New Republic Senate from the galactic capital after it fell to the Yuuzhan Vong. It returned there after the war.

It was led by the Imperial Military Attaché to the New Republic.