Felipe Yalkorion

Felipe Yalkorion was a officer leading up to and during the, holding a number of senior staff positions. After the creation of the he chose to retire.

Biography
Born in 71 BBY, Felipe Yalkorion graduated from the and served aboard warships of the. As a in 32 BBY, he was one of the  observers that oversaw the demilitarization of the  after the. In 28 BBY Yalkorion was appointed as naval attaché at the Republic embassy in the, a position he held until 23 BBY. He had reached the rank of by 24 BBY, when the  broke out and the  was reconstituted from the Judicial Fleet, Yalkorion was promoted to.

He was then placed on the Admiralty Board of the Republic Navy, in charge of organizing the new force as tensions with the Separatists increased. Yalkorion soon became the chief of the Admiralty War Staff, responsible for strategic and operational planning. The Rear Admiral held this post until 22 BBY, when at the outbreak of war he was reassigned to command the Republic's 9th Fleet, based in the. He oversaw operations against local Separatist worlds and remained at his post until 19 BBY, when he retired after the formation of the Empire. He refused to become involved in politics in the following years. Yalkorion died on in 15 ABY.