Changes: Commander, Starfleet

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Fleet Admiral Harry Morrow, the Commander, Starfleet in 2285

For the rank of Starfleet Commander, 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.

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")

Appendices

Background

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 Azetbur 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")

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 [[File:Harry Morrow.jpg|thumb|Fleet Admiral Harry Morrow, the Commander, Starfleet in 2285]]
-: ''For the rank of Starfleet Commander see [[Commander]].''
+: ''For the rank of Starfleet Commander, see [[Commander]].''
-The '''Commander, Starfleet''' also known as the '''Starfleet Commander''' 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]].
+'''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]].
 Fleet Admiral [[Harry Morrow]] held the position in [[2285]]. ({{film|3}})
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 In [[2372]], the Commander, Starfleet ordered all Starfleet [[cadet]]s, including [[Cadet Training Squadron 47]], to perform field duty on [[Earth]]. ({{DS9|Paradise Lost}})
-== Appendices ==
+== Appendices==
-=== Related topics ===
+===Related topics===
 *[[Fleet Commander]]
 *[[Supreme Commander]]
-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-Commander, Starfleet's orders appeared on a [[viewscreen]] viewed by [[Odo]] and [[Ben Sisko|Sisko]] in {{e|Paradise Lost}}. This order also implied that his office was located in [[Paris]], as the order was transmitted from there via a [[artificial satellite|satellite]] and [[Luna]] to [[San Francisco]].
+Commander, Starfleet's orders appeared on a [[viewscreen]] viewed by [[Odo]] and [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]] in {{e|Paradise Lost}}. This order also implied that his office was located in [[Paris]], as the order was transmitted from there via a [[artificial satellite|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. ({{film|4}})
-*Fleet Admiral [[Bob]], the [[Chief of staff]], listed as a "Commander" in the script. ({{film|5}})
-*Unnamed [[Commander in Chief]] who assigned [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] to escort [[Klingon]] [[Chancellor]] [[Azetbur]] to [[Earth]] for treaty negoitiations. ({{film|6}})
-*Admiral [[Rick Berman (Admiral)|Rick Berman]], listed as a "Commander" on the [[crew manifest]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}. ({{VOY|The Killing Game}})
-*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Jeri Taylor (Vice Admiral)|Jeri Taylor]], listed as a "Commander" on the crew manifest of the USS ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Projections}})
+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 ({{film|4}})
+*Fleet Admiral [[Bob]], the [[chief of staff]], listed as a "commander" in the script ({{film|5}})
+*Fleet Admiral {{dis|Bill|Admiral}}, the [[commander in chief]], who assigned [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] to escort [[Klingon]] [[Chancellor]] [[Azetbur]] to [[Earth]] for treaty negotiations ({{film|6}})
+*Admiral [[Rick Berman (Admiral)|Rick Berman]], listed as a "commander" on the [[crew manifest]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} ({{VOY|The Killing Game}})
+*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Jeri Taylor (Vice Admiral)|Jeri Taylor]], listed as a "commander" on the crew manifest of the USS ''Voyager'' ({{VOY|Projections}})
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