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Though vocal about most subjects, politics was something that Vansen was determined not to get involved in. Though perhaps not comfortable with some of the orders he was given during the early years of the Empire, he remained loyal to the legally elected government, and his dedicated service was rewarded with an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. An aged and grizzled officer by the time of the Battle of Yavin however, Vansen was savvy enough to see through the fradulent cover story of the "Rebel" Death Star; citing his age as a factor, he retired from Imperial service.

A retired Capain Tyree, as a Rebel on Thila.

Deciding to settle in the Outer Rim, away from the worst of galactic affairs (in theory), Vansen got to see first hand just what his service to the Empire had allowed. Seeing the plight of the Emperor's subjects he became sympathetic to the cause of the Rebellion, and particularly with those activists from Alderaan wishing to seek vengeance for the destruction of their planet; he later became involved in Rebel activities on his retirement homeworld of Thila.

Eventually, Vansen's sympathies were noted by officers in the Rebel fleet, and he was approached to join The Rebel Alliance. Initially he was resistant, but the possibility of dragging himself out of his dull and boring retirement and back into action again - even if it was on a bridge, rather than in the cockpit - soon became too attractive for him to decline. He agreed to lend his experience to the Alliance Navy, and went so far as to command a Nebulon-B Escort Frigate during the Battle of Endor.

In the years after Endor, Vansen was assigned to command the Alliance Cruiser Valiant and unleashed on a campaign of guerilla-style hit-and-run operations against Imperial targets and along the Hydian Way. During one such mission, Vansen enlisted the assistance of former Scout Troopers Jaden Luka and Amos Iakona, drafting them into the Rebellion after the Valiant turned up just in time to rescue them from an overzealous Imperial patrol. (Ride of the Valkyries)

After damage was suffered by the Valiant in an engagement with an Imperial Star Destroyer approximately two years after Endor, the ship returned to Mon Calamari for repairs. With his ship out of action, Captain Tyree coordinated a brief joint operation between the fighter forces of the Valiant and the infamous Rogue Squadron. (Raids, Rogues and Arithmatic)

Shortly after, Tyree was informed of his promotion to Line Captain and reassignment to the Dauntless-class Cruiser Horizon, and was placed in command of the 103rd Interdictor Squadron. The unit was deployed as part of a military effort to liberate the Bothan homeworld. (Two Roads Diverged..., Liberation - Battle of Bothawui)

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