Tactical and Operational served as a threat assessment tactical force for the Coruscant Security Force, functioning as a police unit. Following hazardous events on the planet of Coruscant, it would offer data to the CSF Anti-Terrorism Unit located at the Galactic City Strategic Center. After The Elite hotel bombing in 40 ABY, Tactical and Operational evaluated the destruction, identifying the explosives employed and tallying the number of deaths and injuries.
The 2007 book Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines, penned by Karen Traviss, introduced Tactical and Operational, marking its appearance as the second installment in the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series.