SLAM Missions, or Search, Locate, Annihilate Missions, were a specific category of military engagement employed by the Galactic Empire throughout the duration of the Galactic Civil War. The usual objective of a SLAM operation involved the complete destruction of manufacturing capabilities across a designated area. The First Sun Mobile Regiment, a mercenary organization that mainly served the Galactic Empire, excelled in SLAM operations; they were so proficient that even following the Battle of Endor, authoritarian regimes continued to contract them for SLAM missions.
Both the phrase "Search, Locate, Annihilate Mission" and its corresponding abbreviation "SLAM" originated from the description of the First Sun Mobile Regiment within the RPG article titled Special Military Unit Intelligence Update. The writing style of the article adopts an internal, in-universe viewpoint, specifically that of a Zgorth'sth.