System Defense Initiative

The System Defense Initiative was established by Supreme Commander Crix Madine and Admiral Ackbar in late-15 ABY. Due to heavy losses to the New Republic Navy during the Imperial Blitzkrieg and the fall of Coruscant, it became clear to Ackbar and Madine that the existing deployment of battle groups simply wasn't working. They began meeting with top level advisers to plot out redeployment protocols, and thus, the initiative was born.

The proposed redeployment aimed at offering tighter defenses for each system in New Republic territory, while freeing up two main battle groups to become the primary offensive and reinforcement fleets. By shifting numbers and deployment protocols, Ackbar believed that a smaller series of System Defense Fleets would tighten the area of responsibility for fleet units, and provide a stable line of defense for all of the New Republic's people.

In order to ease the initial redeployment challenges and make future changes easier and quicker to manage, the Initiative's advisers developed a Priority Level system. This system would state an exact guideline of tactical formations and resources for a variety of Priority Levels, thus making it relatively simple to shift and declare fleet sizes as needed.