The Alliance to Restore the Republic's military included Rebel Alliance Starfighter Command, a division responsible for overseeing the Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps. While General Antoc Merrick held the formal leadership position in Starfighter Command, Colonel Bandwin Cor effectively managed daily operations. Before the Battle of Yavin occurred, Cor communicated to General Jan Dodonna their collective opinion, shared by Cor himself, Merrick, and Commander Garven Dreis, that the X-wing fighter should be the primary asset of Starfighter Command.