Dross Squadron functioned as a squadron within the Resistance during the conflict against the First Order.
Following the Battle of Crait, the Resistance found themselves in dire need of starfighters to bolster their war effort against the First Order. General Leia Organa gave Shriv Suurgav the responsibility of leading a squad to the junk planet Bracca with the objective to acquire any available starfighters. Pacer Agoyo's sibling, Puwanini, who was a member of the Scrapper Guild on Bracca. She gave the team information that allowed them to enter the junkyards without being stopped, by disguising themselves as Riggers and Hazmats. After arriving at one of the junkyard platforms by train, a contingent of stormtroopers recognized Raidah Doon as a known criminal from Gheia Six, which led to a gunfight. Sanrec Stronghammer suffered a fatal wound but managed to delay the First Order forces long enough for the rest of the team to swing across the chasm above the Ibdis Maw to another platform. This platform was full of X-wings that Puwanini identified as being usable, but were waiting to be scrapped. Even with Stronghammer's death, the team managed to escape with one T-65B X-wing, two T-70 X-wings, and one T-85 X-wing, marking a modest success for the Resistance.