Milo Phipps was human male agent who worked for the Republic Strategic Information Service

Strategic Information Service (SIS) Organization Galactic Republic (GGW, CW and GW)

on Ord Mantell

Ord Mantell Planet

during the Cold War.
He was a former Senator and one-time Governor of Dantooine

Dantooine Planet

before the Great Galactic War

Great Galactic War Event Great Galactic War (3681BBY - 3653BBY)

. During the Civil War

Mantellian Separatist Crisis Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

he operated for the SIS on Ord Mantell, he believed that the pirate

Pirate Organization Communities

Veem Set

Veem Set (Rodian) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

had important information about the Mantellian Separatist Movement

Mantellian Separatists Organization Planetary and Sector

but Set was captured by the separatists and Milo enlisted

Witness Protection Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

the help of a team of Republic operatives

Republic Operatives Organization Temporary Unions

to free him from the separatist main base inside the Avilatan Mount.
Phipps worked with Lieutenant Bendick

Bendick (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

, who, unlike Milo, wanted Veem Set dead, thinking that Veem was a violent criminal and didn't deserve to live, no matter what information he had.
The operatives rescued Set and Phipps ensured that his men captured the pirate as soon as he went out of the base.