An armed Imperial Forward Outpost Forward Outposts represented a kind of compact installation. These bases were deployed on numerous planets. The Galactic Empire, as well as the Alliance to Restore the Republic, both utilized them.
Forward Outposts sometimes had a maximum of two turrets for defense. Imperial Forward Outposts frequently had Stormtroopers as guards, and an Imperial recruiter working inside. The Rebel Alliance also used Forward Outposts; a Recruitment Agent could be found working at one of these locations.