During the Battle of
Hoth, it fell to the Rebel
snowspeeder pilots to delay the attacking Imperials as much as possible so that the remainder of the Alliance forces could evacuate
Echo Base. Hobbie was a member of Rogue Group,
Luke Skywalker's highly trained squadron of pilots. During
Princess Leia's briefing prior to the Battle of Hoth, Hobbie questioned the effectiveness of a two-starfighter escort for escaping
Rebel transports, what with at least one
Star Destroyer in orbit. During the Battle of Hoth, Hobbie flew as
Rogue Four.