During the time of the New Republic (specifically the era it existed in), a battle occurred in the Mirrin sector between a pirate faction and Rapier Squadron. Commander Poe Dameron was the lead of Rapier Squadron. Although the squadron destroyed numerous pirate starfighters, the pirates managed to capture Dameron along with his droid companion, BB-8. As Dameron faced interrogation, BB-8 managed to signal the remaining members of Rapier Squadron, who then arrived to liberate them.