During the time of the Galactic War, General Vander commanded a Republic military group, traveling to Altair 9 with the objective of freeing the planet. After a siege lasting ten months on the planet's capital city, Klemark, the world was ultimately liberated from the Imperial forces thanks to the SpecForce unit known as Eclipse Squad, who secretly entered the city and disabled the defense systems.
After the conflict concluded, all Imperial soldiers who were defending the planet were either killed or taken as prisoners, and provisions, including food, were then delivered to the people of Altair 9 who had been suffering for a long time. General Vander gave a speech to a small group of reporters in the hours immediately after the victory, proclaiming "This is without a doubt a magnificent triumph that every citizen of the Republic can be proud of!"
However, the dearly won victory was short-lived, as the SpecForce Squad responsible for the swift victory quickly became unstable. A battle occurred at Fort Klemark, resulting in the deaths of 200 Republic troops, after which Eclipse Squad vanished.