This officer of the Rebel Alliance was stationed at Gamma Base which was located on Hoth during the year 0 BBY.
Leading up to the Battle of Yavin, Imperial forces, under the direction of Darth Vader, deployed Viper probe droids to find Rebels who were escaping Tatooine after the destruction of Anchorhead Base. Upon detecting a probe droid's presence on Hoth, the officer notified their commander, who then sent Rookie One to investigate the situation and neutralize the threat. Once Rookie One verified the existence of probe droids, the Rebels were compelled to evacuate.
The commander at Gamma Base appeared in Star Wars: Rebel Assault, a video game by LucasArts released in 1993. Tony Pope provided his voice. The game portrays a conflict between the Empire and the Rebellion on Hoth, set three years before the Battle of Hoth depicted in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. For the game's cut-scenes, the production team incorporated footage from the original trilogy, superimposing the faces of the game's production team over the actors. The Gamma Base communications officer scene was sourced from The Empire Strikes Back, with associate producer Wayne Cline replacing Lieutenant Romas Navander.