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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.

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 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)
Unnamed 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")