Bothan Combat Response Element

The Bothan Combat Response Element was an Bothan element of the New Republic Defense Fleet.

Formed in 9 ABY by a group of Bothan volunteers concerned with the growing threat of Imperial warlords, the unit was given considerable independence within the Fleet and charged with maintaining a constant state of readiness. The rapid response element was composed of five capital ships and a number of scout ships and placed under the command of Captain Kursk Mal'ia.

The unit's intervention at the Battle of Kathol was essential to the destruction of DarkStryder and the defeat of Moff Kentor Sarne's forces.