The Tatooine Mission was undertaken during 14 ABY on behalf of the New Jedi Order by Kyle Katarn, a Jedi Master, alongside his apprentice, Jaden Korr. This assignment marked one of the initial experiences for Korr following the commencement of his training at the Jedi Academy.
An elderly moisture farmer on Tatooine happened to overhear a discussion concerning the Disciples of Ragnos within a nearby cantina, and he utilized his R5 unit to record it. Becoming fearful for his safety, he chose to sell the droid to some local Jawas. Jaden Korr and Kyle Katarn's mission to Tatooine was to purchase the droid from the Jawas. Katarn viewed the mission as a simple task, a blue milk run, providing Korr an opportunity to hone his negotiation abilities.
However, upon their arrival, the Jawas were nowhere to be seen. Katarn instructed Korr to search for their sandcrawler while he went to speak with the local moisture farmers to gather information about the Sith cult.
Korr encountered Jawas who were under assault by Tusken Raiders. After battling through caves, canyons, and numerous Tusken Raiders, Korr eventually located the sandcrawler, only to discover that it had been seized by the Tusken Raiders, with the majority of the Jawas having been brutally killed. Korr thoroughly searched the sandcrawler, eliminating all the Tusken Raiders, and ultimately located the R5 unit.
As he exited the sandcrawler, Korr was once again attacked by Tusken Raiders, but he defeated them. The R5 unit's recording, along with the droid itself, was recovered undamaged.
Upon returning to the Jedi Academy, R2-D2 scanned the memory banks of the R5 unit, but it is believed that he found nothing of significance.