Task Force Phoenix was designed by Alarice Mollari in response to the losses of the famous "Red Dagger Fleet". Since it's original formation in 13 ABY, it has expanded from eight vessels to sixty vessels. The reason for the rapid expansion was the various campaigns conducted which resulted in vessels being captured by Task Force Phoenix, thus allowing newer vessels to be re-assigned to the Task Force. The Task Force itself was the brainchild of Alarice Mollari and Minister of State Roman Kato, although Roman's official involvement was secret. Alarice dreamed of having a fleet which was capable of handling almost any threat possible to the New Republic in a rapid response and superior firepower. The fleet would also be capable of having superior space superiority through starfighter capabil