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Taldryan Defense Force
General information
Founder(s):	Kir Taldrya Katarn
Leader(s):	Consul of Taldryan War Marshal Lee Starr Grand Admiral/Chief of Staff Teebu Nyrrire
Historical information
Formed from:	Taldryan Security Service
Founding:	22 ABY
Reorganization:	35 ABY
Other information
Affiliation:	Taldryan
Era(s):	Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era
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The Taldryan Defense Force was the military component of Clan Taldryan.

History of the Taldryan Military

Main article: Taldryan Military/History

Branches of the Taldryan Military

Strategic Operations Council

The Strategic Operations Council was the body that oversaw and coordinated all of Taldryan’s military and security operations. The Supreme Chancellor was the nominal head of the Council in their role as commander-in-chief of Taldryan’s military forces, while the Vice-Chancellor served as the Supreme Chancellor’s chief of staff and personal representative on the Council.

Day-to-day control of the Strategic Operations Council normally fell to the Chairperson, the highest-ranked career officer in the Taldryan military. The SOC included the heads of the Taldryan Army, Navy, and Gendarmerie Force as regular members. The heads of the Office of Special Intelligence and the Sphere of Research and Intelligence sometimes attended SOC meetings.

Military Prefecture

Main article: Taldryan Auxiliary Divisions#Military Prefecture

The Military Prefecture was responsible for overseeing the Taldryan military on behalf of the Taldryan Summit, preserving the principle of “civilian control of the military”. The Prefecture’s day-to-day responsibility was to provide administrative support for the Taldryan military. It also included the Office of the Inspector General, which investigated misconduct among Taldryan military personnel.

The Prefecture was headed by the Prefect (functionally the Vice-Chancellor of the Republic), who was the equivalent of a “minister of defense”. It contained both civilian and military personnel.

Taldryan Army

Main article: Taldryan Army

Taldryan’s army was structured primarily for offensive operations, leaving garrison duties to the Gendarmerie Force. The backbone of the force was composed of combined arms regiments with organic armor, artillery, and air support components. These regiments were supported by “assault” formations with a variety of unit types, such as air assault battalions, walker assault battalions, and siege artillery.

Taldryan Navy

Main article: Taldryan Navy

The Taldryan Navy was tasked with both defensive and offensive operations. The day-to-day patrols of the Caelus System were carried out by the various cruisers and corvettes that made up the backbone of the fleet. Battle-line formations consisted of large capital ships, their escorts, and a large number of fighter and assault ship squadrons.

Gendarmerie Force

Unlike other militaries, the “military police” components of Taldryan were united into a single branch: the Taldryan’s Gendarmerie Force. Their primary duty was to act as Taldryan’s law-enforcement arm in areas they controlled. The TGF’s second responsibility was to act as a garrison in areas captured by Taldryan’s military during times of conflict.

Summit Guard

The Summit Guard was the umbrella unit for personnel who answered directly to the Taldryan Summit. It consisted of three main components: the Cohors Praetoria Taldryae headed by the Taldryan Warbringer, the Close Protection Battalion, and the Lightning Flotilla. The Cohors supported the Warbringer in their operations on the Summit’s behalf, while the Close Protection Battalion was responsible for the security of the Supreme Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Magistrates. The Lightning Flotilla acted as the Summit Guard’s fast-attack force, as well as providing orbital bombardment support for the Cohors battalions.

Unofficially, the Summit Guard acted as a living monument to Taldryan's history. The unit often paid homage to Taldryan's past constituent Houses with names such as Dark Fire Brigade (representing House Dinaari), Hyperion Squadron (representing House Archanis), and Phoenix (representing House Ektrosis).

Interaction Between Taldryan Members and the Military

The Taldryan military has always been understood to be an arm of the Republic as a whole. However, the level of control the Summit has exercised over the military has fluctuated over time, ranging from Taldryan members commanding or serving in regular military units, to a more hands-off approach that keeps Taldryan’s membership and its military largely independent of each other.

Taldryan members who wished to serve as active-duty military personnel were posted to the Summit Guard. This gave them the flexibility to take on special assignments on behalf of the Summit while keeping the impact of their absence from their day-to-day roles to a minimum. Members might serve as a soldier or squad leader in a Cohors assault battalion, a pilot or squadron commander in one of the Summit Guard's fighter squadrons, or as an officer aboard one of the Lightning Flotilla's capital ships.

Alternatively, Taldryan members could join the Military Prefecture. Prefects filled a number of roles, including liaising between the Summit Guard and regular Taldryan military units attached to its operations, and ensuring the discipline and integrity of Taldryan military personnel.

Taldryan Military Ranks

Like most militaries, Taldryan maintains a common rank structure across all of its branches, with certain variations in title by branch. This system is made more complex by the need to integrate with both Clan members who fall outside a conventional military structure, and the military of the Iron Throne.

Note: Taldryan members were only given command of units in which the commander was the same or lower rank as the Taldryan member. For example, a Loyalist Captain (grade OF-2 equivalent) might be given control of an Army company or Starfighter Corps flight (both normally commanded by grade OF-2 officers), but not a battalion (normally commanded by a grade OF-3 officer). When interacting with the Taldryan military, Taldryan members will normally be addressed by the Loyalist equivalent of their rank, except the Consul and Proconsul (who are addressed by their titles or military titles if applicable) and members of the Military Prefecture (who are addressed as "Prefect" regardless of rank).

DB Rank Code	DB Rank Title (Loyalist)	TDF Grade	Army and Gendarmerie	Navy	Starfighter Corps	Marines

GM	Grand Master
EL3	Grand General
EL2	Moff	OF-10	Field Marshal *	Fleet Admiral *	Corps Marshal *	Captain General *
EL1	General	OF-9	General	Admiral	Chief Marshal	General
		OF-8	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Marshal	Lieutenant General
		OF-7	Major General	Rear Admiral	Vice Marshal	Major General
		OF-6	Brigadier General	Commodore	Commodore	Brigadier General
EQ4	Colonel	OF-5	Colonel	Captain	Colonel	Colonel
EQ3	Lieutenant Colonel	OF-4	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel
EQ2	Commander	OF-4	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel
EQ1	Major	OF-3	Major	Lt. Commander	Major	Major
JM4	Captain	OF-2	Captain	Lieutenant	Captain	Captain
JM3	Lieutenant	OF-1	1st Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	1st Lieutenant
JM3	Lieutenant	OF-1	2nd Lieutenant	Ensign	Flying Officer	2nd Lieutenant

JM2	Sergeant	OR-9	Sergeant Major	Master Chief Petty Officer	Chief Master Sergeant	Master Gunnery Sergeant
		OR-8	Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant	Master Sergeant
		OR-7	Sergeant First Class	Chief Petty Officer	Flight Sergeant	Gunnery Sergeant
		OR-6	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer 1st Class	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
		OR-5	Sergeant	Petty Officer 2nd Class	Sergeant	Sergeant
		OR-4	Corporal	Petty Officer 3rd Class	Corporal	Corporal
JM1	Private	OR-3	Private First Class	Leading Crewman	Crewman First Class	Private First Class
NV4	Trooper	OR-2	Private	Crewman	Crewman	Private
NV3	Cadet	OR-1	Recruit	Recruit	Recruit	Recruit
NV2	Apprentice
NV1	Initiate

* The Chair of the Strategic Operations Council is granted the rank of "War Marshal" upon assuming that position, and assumes a grade OF-10 rank after leaving that position. Other Taldryan Military officers are effectively limited to grade OF-9 ranks.

Taldryan Republic
About The Clan
History of Taldryan	Taldryan Prospectus	Sons & Daughters of Taldryan	Taldryan's Vault
Republic Leadership
Clan	Supreme Chancellor: Ood Bnar • Vice-Chancellor: TBA
Magistrates of the Supreme Chancellor	First Magistrate: Meleu Karthdo • Second Magistrate: Morax Darkblade
Military Forces
Main	Taldryan Military • Taldryan Defense Force
Naval Forces	Taldryan Republic Naval Fleet
Armed Forces	Taldryan Republic Armed Forces
A brotherhood within a Brotherhood.

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 ===Strategic Operations Council===
 <br />
-The Strategic Operations Council was the body that oversaw and coordinated all of Taldryan’s military and security operations. The chairperson of the Council was War Marshall Lee Starr, the highest-ranked career officer in the Taldryan military, and co-chaired by the Taldryan Chief of Staff and Taldryan Naval [[starwars:Commander|Commander]] [[starwars:Grand_Admiral|Grand Admiral]] [[Teebu Nyrrire]], with final authority resting with the Consul as supreme commander. The SOC included the heads of the Taldryan Army, Navy, and Gendarmerie Force as regular members, and reserved attendance for the heads of OSI and SRI.
+The Strategic Operations Council was the body that oversaw and coordinated all of Taldryan’s military and security operations. The Supreme Chancellor was the nominal head of the Council in their role as commander-in-chief of Taldryan’s military forces, while the Vice-Chancellor served as the Supreme Chancellor’s chief of staff and personal representative on the Council.
+Day-to-day control of the Strategic Operations Council normally fell to the Chairperson, the highest-ranked career officer in the Taldryan military. The SOC included the heads of the Taldryan Army, Navy, and Gendarmerie Force as regular members. The heads of the Office of Special Intelligence and the Sphere of Research and Intelligence sometimes attended SOC meetings.
+===Military Prefecture===
+<br />
+Main article: [[Taldryan_Auxiliary_Divisions#Military_Prefecture|Taldryan Auxiliary Divisions#Military Prefecture]]
+The Military Prefecture was responsible for overseeing the Taldryan military on behalf of the Taldryan Summit, preserving the principle of “civilian control of the military”. The Prefecture’s day-to-day responsibility was to provide administrative support for the Taldryan military. It also included the Office of the Inspector General, which investigated misconduct among Taldryan military personnel.
+The Prefecture was headed by the Prefect (functionally the Vice-Chancellor of the Republic), who was the equivalent of a “minister of defense”. It contained both civilian and military personnel.
 ===Taldryan Army===
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 {{Main|Taldryan Army}}
-Though part of a “Defense Force”, Taldryan’s army was mostly employed in offensive operations. The initiative led by then-Proconsul Ténama in 37 ABY restructured the Taldryan Army into two combined-arms regiments (with organic armor, artillery, and air support components), plus a third “assault” regiment containing two air assault battalions (9th “Derriphan” and 10th “Typhojem” Battalions), a walker assault battalion, and a shock battalion comprised of AT-M6 heavy artillery walkers.
+Taldryan’s army was structured primarily for offensive operations, leaving garrison duties to the Gendarmerie Force. The backbone of the force was composed of combined arms regiments with organic armor, artillery, and air support components. These regiments were supported by “assault” formations with a variety of unit types, such as air assault battalions, walker assault battalions, and siege artillery.
-This continued into 40 ABY when Consul Appius 'Zappius' Wright initiated an additional change to the operational structure, giving direct Army command to War Marshall Lee Starr.
 ===Taldryan Navy===
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 {{Main|Taldryan Navy}}
-In contrast to the army, the Taldryan Navy was tasked with both defensive and offensive operations. The day-to-day patrols of the Caelus System were carried out by the various cruisers and corvettes that made up the backbone of the fleet. The pride of the Taldryan Navy, the ''Secutor''-class Star Destroyer ''Axios'', most often made its presence known during larger engagements, where its twelve full fighter squadrons would be most effective.
+The Taldryan Navy was tasked with both defensive and offensive operations. The day-to-day patrols of the Caelus System were carried out by the various cruisers and corvettes that made up the backbone of the fleet. Battle-line formations consisted of large capital ships, their escorts, and a large number of fighter and assault ship squadrons.
-As of 38 ABY, the Taldryan Navy was comprised of a significant number of capital ships: the ''Axios'', two ''Victory''-class Star Destroyers (''Bastion'' and ''Relentless''), four ''Vindicator''-class heavy cruisers (''Karufr's Dawn'', ''Merach's Vein'', ''Revenant'', and ''Valor''), the Interdictor ''Orthanc'', and a variety of screening ships. The Navy's starfighter squadrons were equipped mostly with TIE/D Defenders and TIE/SF space superiority fighters.
-In 40 ABY following continued defiance within the Caelus system by the Caelus Cartel, and the repeated failure of the Naval Admiralty to select a Fleet Admiral from amongst themselves, Consul Wright placed Proconsul Teebu Nyrrire in direct command of the Taldryan Navy.  Though he had expected a blowback to this given the relative independence the military had seen until now with the Prefecture system, the Admiralty was quite welcoming of it due to Proconsul Nyrrire's efforts in working with them.
 ===Gendarmerie Force===
 <br />
-Taldryan’s Gendarmerie Force fulfilled two roles. Their primary duty was to act as the Clan’s law-enforcement arm in areas they controlled, particularly the Taldryan Sector of Chyron. The TGF’s second responsibility was to act as a garrison in areas captured by Taldryan’s military during times of conflict.
-===Military Prefecture===
+Unlike other militaries, the “military police” components of Taldryan were united into a single branch: the Taldryan’s Gendarmerie Force. Their primary duty was to act as Taldryan’s law-enforcement arm in areas they controlled. The TGF’s second responsibility was to act as a garrison in areas captured by Taldryan’s military during times of conflict.
-<br />
-Established in 37 ABY by then-Proconsul Ténama, the Military Prefecture was the Clan Summit’s eyes, ears, and voice within the Taldryan Military. In peacetime, Clan members assigned to the Prefecture acted as a secondary line of communication between the Clan Summit and Taldryan’s military personnel, as well as ensuring that those military units remain loyal to the Clan. The Prefecture also assigned members (particularly non-Force-users) to Taldryan military units to aid the members in developing military leadership skills. In war, Prefects coordinated between the military and the Clan’s Houses and Battle-Teams during joint operations.
-As of 39 ABY, some Military Prefecture personnel were given temporary or permanent postings in the Summit Guard (see below).
-In 40 ABY, the Prefecture System underwent a slight change in that the Prefect themselves now served as Chief of Staff and worked with the Strategic Operations Council as co-chair, though the rest of the Prefecture remained unchanged in relation to Taldryan membership participating within the Taldryan Military.
-<br /><br />
 ===Summit Guard===
 <br />
-The Summit Guard was the Taldryan military’s designation for units placed under the direct control of the Clan Summit. As a military formation, the Summit Guard's primary responsibility was the security of the Supreme Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Taldryan Magistrates. It also acted as the bureaucratic "container" for Clan-owned units operating under the Supreme Chancellor's personal direction, including the flights of transport craft reserved for use by individual members. Administratively, the Summit Guard was headquartered aboard the ''Nebula''-class Star Destroyer ''Axios'', but the bulk of its forces were split between Taldryan Tower on [[Kasiya]] and the ''Starhawk Mk II''-class battleship ''Leviathan''.
+The Summit Guard was the umbrella unit for personnel who answered directly to the Taldryan Summit. It consisted of three main components: the Cohors Praetoria Taldryae headed by the Taldryan Warbringer, the Close Protection Battalion, and the Lightning Flotilla. The Cohors supported the Warbringer in their operations on the Summit’s behalf, while the Close Protection Battalion was responsible for the security of the Supreme Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Magistrates. The Lightning Flotilla acted as the Summit Guard’s fast-attack force, as well as providing orbital bombardment support for the Cohors battalions.
 Unofficially, the Summit Guard acted as a living monument to Taldryan's history. The unit often paid homage to Taldryan's past constituent Houses with names such as Dark Fire Brigade (representing House Dinaari), Hyperion Squadron (representing House Archanis), and Phoenix (representing House Ektrosis).
-Starting in 41 ABY, the Summit Guard was expanded at the instruction of Supreme Chancellor [[Cassandra Oriana Tyris]], in preparation for the Clan's conflict with Moff Javan Sloven. A second Taldryan Ranger Battalion was stood up to augment the Ranger Battalion within the Taldryan Army, and plans were made to re-commission Hyperion Squadron as the Supreme Chancellor's personal escorts.
 ==Interaction Between Taldryan Members and the Military==
 <br />
-The relationship between Taldryan's leadership, membership, and military has fluctuated over time. During the tenure of Supreme Chancellor [[Appius Wight|Appius Taldrya Wight]], War Marshall Lee Starr was given command of the Taldryan Army, while Vice-Chancellor [[Teebu Nyrrire]] commanded the Taldryan Navy as Grand Admiral.
+The Taldryan military has always been understood to be an arm of the Republic as a whole. However, the level of control the Summit has exercised over the military has fluctuated over time, ranging from Taldryan members commanding or serving in regular military units, to a more hands-off approach that keeps Taldryan’s membership and its military largely independent of each other.
+Taldryan members who wished to serve as active-duty military personnel were posted to the Summit Guard. This gave them the flexibility to take on special assignments on behalf of the Summit while keeping the impact of their absence from their day-to-day roles to a minimum. Members might serve as a soldier or squad leader in a Cohors assault battalion, a pilot or squadron commander in one of the Summit Guard's fighter squadrons, or as an officer aboard one of the Lightning Flotilla's capital ships.
+Alternatively, Taldryan members could join the Military Prefecture. Prefects filled a number of roles, including liaising between the Summit Guard and regular Taldryan military units attached to its operations, and ensuring the discipline and integrity of Taldryan military personnel.
-Individual members have three choices in their relationship with Taldryan's military. First, they may join the Military Prefecture and act as liaisons between the nominally-civilian Taldryan Summit and military units assigned to specific operations. Second, they may join the paramilitary forces assigned to the Summit Guard, where they fall directly under the Summit's command. Third, members with a military background may accept day-to-day roles in the Taldryan military befitting their rank and experience, in the same manner as any other servicemember.
 ==Taldryan Military Ranks==