Massu's Hawks

"Some of the most loyal soldiers under my command, I'm glad to have them by my side."

-Massu describing his soldiers to an unknown captain

Massu's Hawks is a special division of the Republic and served under Admiral Massu and the 417th Fleet as their infantry and protection. Massu's Hawks are all clones and were bred like any other clone on Kamino. They were considered Marines as they protected ships and mostly stayed on ships.

 During the clone wars 

Massu's Hawks started out when Massu was promoted to an Admiral and was given command of his own fleet. Shortly after he received his fleet he travelled back to Kamino in search of a military force to protect his ships. When Massu saw how the clones were being trained he pondered on how he could train his own military force. Massu spoke to some of the mercenaries working there and training clones at the time to train a specific type of clone more specifically clones that were exceeding expectations in training. These clones were pulled away from their designated squads to be trained as a unit. Massu left instructions to the mercenaries to train these clones to how he specifically wanted them trained. They were trained in situations such as boarding parties from the CIS and evacuation of naval personnel. Shortly after Kamino when the the first units of clones were trained they were placed onto ships within the 417th Fleet. The clones themselves saw little to no proper action however in terms of what action they were involved in they performed excellent in how they were trained. The only major battle they were seen in was when a unit of them had managed to board a CIS command ship and explode it from within.

 Empire's Era 

When Order 66 was initiated upon the republic Massu's Hawks followed their order however there was no Jedi around them at the time. When the order was initiated the 417th Fleet was above Christophsis in which some of the troops were sent down planetside to ensure that the people of the planet were safe and secure.

Not much else was documented for Massu's Hawks as they were not involved in any other major operations for the empire.