Shortly prior to the Battle of Yavin, Commander Willard greeted the recently rescued Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa upon her arrival to the Alliance headquarters. During the battle itself, Commander Hudsol monitored the Alliance starfighter attack, while Willard helped coordinate the battle while alongside General Jan Dodonna, Princess Leia Organa, Major Lajaie, and others. Following the Alliance victory at the Battle of Yavin, Hudsol was present at the award ceremony for Force-sensitive rebel pilot Luke Skywalker and the smuggler captain Han Solo where they received the Medal of Bravery.
Sector commanders first appeared in the 1977 original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, but was identified in the Star Wars canon 2023 reference book Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo and Emily Shkoukani. Alliance Sector Commanders originated in Star Wars Legends, where they were first mentioned in The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, a 1980 supplement sourcebook for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games.
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide