SCAR troopers, an abbreviation for Special Commando Advanced Recon Troopers, were highly skilled stormtroopers serving within the Galactic Empire's military forces; the initiative that created them was called the SCAR program. Crix Madine, a General in the Rebel Alliance, noted that these troopers possessed a remarkable level of independence and typically operated in compact squads under the command of a sergeant. A notable example is Task Force 99, a SCAR trooper squad headed by Sergeant Kreel. They once engaged the rebellion after discovering a rebel presence on the planet Crait. Within each squad, individual members were experts in distinct combat specializations.