Commander, Starfleet

For the rank of Starfleet Commander, please see Commander.

Commander, Starfleet, also known as Starfleet Commander, was a high-level Starfleet position given to a fleet admiral. It was similar to the Starfleet chief of staff and the commander in chief.

In 2259, Commodore Chiv served as the representative to the Starfleet Commander. (SNW: "Ad Astra per Aspera")

In 2372, the Commander, Starfleet ordered all Starfleet cadets, including Cadet Training Squadron 47, to perform field duty on Earth. (DS9: "Paradise Lost")

Known Starfleet Commanders[]

Commander, Starfleet's orders appeared on a viewscreen viewed by Odo and Sisko in "Paradise Lost". This order also implied that his office was located in Paris, as the order was transmitted from there via a satellite and Luna to San Francisco.

Others who may have had this position include:

Admiral Robert L. Comsol, the commanding officer of Starfleet Command (TOS: "The Menagerie, Part I")
Fleet Admiral Cartwright, who was written into the Star Trek IV script in place of Morrow (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Fleet Admiral Bob, the chief of staff, listed as a "commander" in the script (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
Fleet Admiral Bill, the commander in chief, who assigned Captain James T. Kirk to escort Klingon Chancellor Gorkon to Earth for treaty negotiations (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Admiral Rick Berman, listed as a "commander" on the crew manifest of the USS Voyager (VOY: "The Killing Game")
Vice Admiral Jeri Taylor, listed as a "commander" on the crew manifest of the USS Voyager (VOY: "Projections")