The Strategic Advisor to Alderaan for the Republic Army denoted a particular command assignment inside the Galactic Republic's military during the Cold War era, a tense period between the Republic and the rival Sith Empire. This post was established as a direct reaction to the fierce and unstable civil war which had erupted on the Core World of Alderaan. Its purpose was to guarantee that the Republic's assistance to the esteemed House of Organa was managed with both strategic acumen and political sensitivity. Circa 3643 BBY, as the Cold War neared its conclusion, Jace Malcom, a colonel within the Republic Army, was appointed to this role; he had previously played a part in the defense of Alderaan against a Sith invasion some decades before.