Aiwha-3 Squad

Aiwha-3 Squad was a clone commando squad that served in the Special Operations Brigade in the Grand Army of the Republic. Created as clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett on the planet Kamino, the four-men-squad was trained by Sergeant Kal Skirata, another Mandalorian. Aiwha-3-squad served in the opening battle of the Clone Wars on the planet Geonosis. In the fight, all commandos except the one named "Jez" were killed in action. Five days after the fragmentation of the squad, Jez was redeployed to the Republic's capital world Coruscant. There, Jez took part in a stand-off at the Arca Company Barracks when the six Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos&mdash;a elite cadre of clone troopers&mdash;took control of the complex. Jez's training sergeant, Kal Skirata, was able to resolve the situation peacefully, but was heartbroken about the casualties sustained by Aiwha-3 and other squads. Like all clone commandos, Aiwha-3 Squad used Katarn-class commando armor with customized colors in combat.

Behind the scenes
Aiwha-3 Squad received a brief mention in Republic Commando: Triple Zero, a novel written by Karen Traviss. Jez was the only member of the squad to appear in the novel, which was released in February 2006. In 2008, Aiwha-3 Squad received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.

Appearances

 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero