Commander, Starfleet
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Fleet Admiral Harry Morrow, the Commander, Starfleet in 2285
- For the rank of Starfleet Commander see Commander.
The Commander, Starfleet was a high-level Starfleet position given to a Fleet Admiral. It is similar to the Starfleet Chief of Staff and the Commander in chief.
Fleet Admiral Harry Morrow held the position in 2285. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
In 2372, the Commander, Starfleet ordered all Starfleet cadets, including Cadet Training Squadron 47, to perform field duty on Earth. (DS9: "Paradise Lost")
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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 are speculated to 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)
- 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")
