Battlefleet Eressa 616th Fighter Wing "The Ebony Grox"

"I swear it by the Golden Throne... If we weren't so desperate for men, every one of them would living out their days on a Penal Colony... Thank the Emperor they're on our side."

- Admiral Severus Kale, Battlefleet Eressa

While called by their formal name in Imperial records, the unit is far better known by its informal moniker the "Ebony Grox."

Composed of the best pilots Battlefleet Eressa has to offer, only their remarkable skills behind the controls have saved them from prison or worse since they are known for their insubordinate behavior as much as their excellent combat record.

But they have paid the price for their actions, albeit in a different way. They are currently assigned to the remote Viunov system, far from anything resembling civilization. But this arrangement suits them quite well- they are also far from anything resembling authority.

Flight Marshal(name)
(Based on Pappy Boyington) The first unit leader and its finest pilot, (name) spent his early days working in the forests and mines near his family home, but he soon learned to love flight from one of his neighbors, a retired Marauder pilot who told the young man his war stories and taught him to fly using various local aircraft.

But it wasn't enough for him- and so he joined the Imperial Navy. His first commander, recognizing both his talent and his previous instruction recommended he receive additional training and be assigned to a fighter wing.