The Extraction of Sullustan Technical Personnel transpired in the initial stages of the Galactic Civil War.
Imperial stormtroopers abducted a group of Sullustan technicians, seemingly as a component of Operation Strike Fear, a potential precursor to an invasion of Sullust. The Rebel Alliance orchestrated a rescue operation with the dual goals of returning the kidnapped staff and demonstrating the Empire's true motives to the Sullustan people. The Alliance also had the aspiration that this rescue would lead the Sullustans to enlist in the Rebel Alliance.
Keyan Farlander pinpointed and neutralized the transports that were holding the technical staff. Subsequently, to safeguard the Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transports involved in the Rescue, Farlander engaged the TIE interceptor designated Zeta. He maintained proximity to the Transports to offer protection. Upon the arrival of Alpha and Beta squadrons, he eliminated the squadron leaders from a distance using torpedoes, then switched to lasers to engage the wingmen.
Following the successful liberation of the prisoners by Rescue, all vessels initiated a jump to hyperspace.