The Centran Armed Forces, abbreviated C.A.F., was the main fighting branch of the Centrality. Established as an organization for the self–defense of the Centrality created in 2,000 BBY by a Hutt–Republic treaty, it initially consisted of volunteers and mercenaries and was divided into a naval force led by a magistrate and ground units controlled by army generals as well as a separate special forces division, all three branches supervised by the incumbent Prætor. Typically deployed in smaller fleets or, on the ground, division–size units, the C.A.F. combated Hutt piracy and criminal activities, participated in peacekeeping duties on worlds Rimward and guarded key government buildings within the Centrality itself.