Trenn Gant served as an officer within the ranks of New Republic Intelligence. After the Tampion was ambushed and Han Solo taken prisoner, Colonel Gant, who at the time was part of the Fifth Battle Group, took charge of questioning the pilots who had been assigned to protect the Tampion. He interrogated pilots such as Plat Mallar in a comprehensive and meticulous manner, striving to figure out the reasons the covert operation had been exposed.