Resistance navy

The Resistance navy was the naval branch of the Resistance. Officer ranks within the navy were Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Commander, Colonel, and Admiral. Ranking members of the Resistance navy could be identified by a badge with blue markings. Aiding the navy was the services of the Starfighter Corps.

First Order-Resistance conflict
A number of Resistance and former Rebellion naval officers aided in the effort against the First Order due to the lack of action in the Senate.

Assault on Starkiller Base
After the destruction of the Hosnian system by the First Order, the Resistance deployed its starfighters to Starkiller Base in order to destroy the Thermal oscillator, while Han Solo, Chewbacca and Finn disabled the shields, allowing its destruction while the weapon honed in on D'Qar. After confronting his son, Kylo Ren, Han Solo was murdered by his own son while Chewbacca detonated the bombs. The Navy managed to destroy the inner workings of the oscillator and return to base.

Appearances

 * The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
 * Before the Awakening
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 1: Black Squadron, Part I
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 2: Black Squadron, Part II
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 3: Black Squadron, Part III
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 4: Lockdown, Part I
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 5: Lockdown, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Part I
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens