Special Republican Guard

The Special Republican Guard was an elite military unit of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances formed by Chief of State to prevent any coups. The Guard was technically part of the Galactic Alliance Army, but was independent of their command, and answered directly to he Chief of State. The Guard consisted of six guards battalions, formed into two brigades of three battalions each. In total it consisted of about 3,000 personnel. The Guard cooperated closely with the Senate Security Force and the Coruscant Security Force. Mostly, it operated on the galactic capital, but sometimes it took part in operations on other planets.

Ironically, the Guard itself attempted a coup in 47 ABY, under the direction of Major General Zaron Prax, the unit commander. After several hours of intense combat in the Senate Building between the Guard and the government security forces, General Prax was killed and the coup failed.