103rd Starfighter Wing
| 103rd Starfighter Wing | |
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| Unit Information | |
| Unit Type | Starfighter Wing |
| Affiliation | Ternion Corps |
| Dates Active | Y-25 to Y-18, reformed Y22 |
| Part of | Luz Regiment |
| Commanding Officer | Lt. Commander Grohl Wylde |
| Garrison | Austan |
| Battles or Conflicts | First Galactic Civil War |
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Unit History
The Clone Wars
The 103rd Starfighter Wing was first formed as part of the Grand Army of the Republic and was assigned to a Core defense fleet and attached to the Venator-class Star Destroyer "Negotiator". The wing was comprised of five squadrons, totaling sixty starfighters and a ground crew of two hundred mechanics and droids. At the beginning of the war three of the squadrons flew V-19 Torrent starfighters, and two flew Z-95 Headhunters. The unit saw little action in the early months of the First Galactic Civil War, patrolling systems in the Coruscant sector. However, as the Republic began to overextend itself in Year -24 after their embarrassments at Ryloth and Kamino Separatists incursions grew more frequent, and the "Negotiator" was redeployed to support a battle group in Billbringi before joining the 9th Battlegroup on the assault on Dolomar. After that battle, the "Negotiator" and the 103rd were recalled to Coruscant where it spent the remainder of the war. The unit was retrained to fly the new Alpha-three Nimbus V-Wing starfighters just before the invasion of Coruscant, where the unit fought valiantly to repel the Separatist fleet. The 103rd remained in the Coruscant sector, flying peacekeeping missions as the victorious Republic transitioned in the Galactic Empire in Year -23.
Imperial Service
The 103rd remained an Imperial unit for five more years, mainly flying escorts for dignitaries' shuttles until it was officially disbanded in Year -18. By that time the unit's Alpha-3 Nimbus starfighters were being replaced by the fearsome new TIE Fighters, and clone soldiers were being replaced with volunteers and conscripts. While many of the pilots accepted their pensions and attempted to transition to civilian life, many accepted posts as flight instructors at the plethora of Imperial military academies being built across the Empire. By Year -10, however, all remaining clones were discharged from Imperial service, and the veterans of the 103rd were forced to find work as mechanics, cargo or escort pilots, or in other industries as they sank into obscurity, keeping in touch only through veterans' networks like the Ternion Corps.
