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James Komack was a Starfleet admiral who served on the Starfleet Academy Board in 2258.
In that year, Komack took part in the proceedings to decide a course of action regarding cadet James T. Kirk's tampering with the programming code of the Kobayashi Maru exam. Later, he was present at Kirk's promotion to captain, following Kirk's valiant efforts in saving Earth from the Romulan Nero. (Star Trek)
In 2259, he participated in an emergency meeting in the Daystrom Conference Room at Starfleet Headquarters following the terrorist attack at the Kelvin Memorial Archive in London, England. The meeting, headed by Admiral Alexander Marcus, was interrupted when John Harrison fired on the officials, and the admiral was among the casualties. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Background information[]
Komack was played by Benjamin P. Binswanger, whose second appearance was simply credited as a "Starfleet Admiral".
The 2013 virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals listed him on card #62, Admiral Komack.
According to the text commentary from "Amok Time", by Michael and Denise Okuda, the prime Komack was named for James Komack, director of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "A Piece of the Action".