Tigress Squadron

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Tigress Squadron is assigned to the Kartuiin Sector. It was created by Trosa Aldair previous to his involvement with the Rebel Squadrons and was brought into the Aurora Force storylines several years ago.

The following information was provided originally by him.


Tigress Squadron Command Staff

CO: MAJ Lady Keena "Princess" Naduma (human female from Chenar)
XO: CPT Tanya "Kid" Esketos (human female from Chandrila)


A (Assault) Team Leader: CPT "Sasha" Sashyassha (Wookiee female from Sartinaynian IV)
B (Bomber) Team Leader: CPT Marck Esketos (human male from Chandrila)
C (Commando) Team leader: CPT Len Parakan (Devaronian male from Devaron)
D (Demolitions) Team Leader: 1LT Teren "Boom" Madred (human male from Carnatage)
E (rEcon) Team Leader: 2LT Albachoruul "Albie" Montross (Vor male from Vortex)


Basic information

Except for the command staff, all of the team members are noncoms and enlisted. Each of the Tigresses were handpicked by Keena and her XO from all branches of the the Republic Military for their exceptional strategical ability, leadership ability, or tactical skills. Keena herself was first given command of Tigress by Admiral Kahn Tallum of the now-defunct Sun Tzu Corps. She'd entered military service at the diplomatic rank of captain. In training, she displayed a stellar natural talent for strategical thinking. This was enough for him to put her in command of the first Tzu Corps squadron, Tigress. After The STC was disbanded, Tigress stayed together, based in the city of Novis on the planet Xenen. They spend most of their time on black ops missions in the Kartuiin Sector. While they're not technically part of the Aurora the Aurora Force, whose base is in the nearby city of Quis, the two units cross paths frequently.

The Tigress XO, Tanya Esketos, leads the Tigress fighter contingent; she was at the top of the list on every Academy strategy competition she participated in, and was also awarded the Ackbar Cross for leading her fighter squadron in the singlehanded destruction of an Interdictor cruiser that trapped them in deep space.

Tigress is equipped with four Chariot light assault vehicles, twelve Y-wing fighters, a Sentinel-class landing craft called the *Thorongil,* and a Nebulon-B Friagte, the *Pride,* which serves a their command ship. When the squadron is at full strength, they have five seperate teams of at least ten members each. While all the Tigresses are trained to carry lut a number of missions, each team has a partiuclar area of specialization.

A Team, led by Captain Sashyasha, is the Assault branch of Tigress. Sashyasha is an ex-slave who escaped her former life as a chattel to Moff Disra to join the Rebels. Her team spends most of its time as literal "groundpounders"--Tigress' tank/artillery group. Keena Naduma is a member of this team.

B Team flies as Tigress' Y-Wing squadron when the situation calls for it; but since most of the squadron's missions are ground-only, they pay their dues in planetary/shipboard work. B leader Marck Esketos is Tanya's brother; both are expert pilots.

C Team specializes in infiltration--entering an enemy installaton undetected to strike sugically at a secure target, then getting out again. Len Parakan of C Team served in Cold Group, an elite unit of the Devaronian Liberation Army, during the ill-fated Rebellion on Devaron. Tanya Esketos is a member of this team when she's on the ground.

D Team is a crack demolitions and bomb-disarmament team led by Teren Madred, an ex-Imperial who once served with Warlord Zsinj's Raptors. His more-or-less harmless fascination with explosives earned him the nickname "Boom" in the Raptors.

E Team is a tracking/reconnaissance unit. The leader, "Albie" Montross of the wigned Vor species, is specially equipped for such a job.