James Komack

Admiral James Komack was a male Starfleet flag officer who lived during the mid-23rd century. In 2267, he was the head of Starfleet Command in Sector 9.

That same year, Komack was responsible for overseeing the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)'s mission to Omicron Ceti III. After he learned of the survival of the colonists, he ordered them evacuated to Starbase 27. 

Later that year, Admiral Komack denied the request of the Enterprise to divert to but to maintain course for Altair VI. Komack later allowed Enterprise to divert following a request made by Vulcan matriarch T'Pau. 

Background information
Admiral Komack, who was first mentioned as a dialogue reference in "This Side of Paradise", was played by Byron Morrow in "Amok Time". In that episode's revised final draft script, the character was described: "[He] runs along the square-built lines of an English bulldog. He is a competent man, quick of speech and thought, but he is not going to like having a starship captain question his orders." Komack was one of the few admirals seen on the original series. In most instances when Kirk reported to a flag officer, it was to a commodore.

Admiral Komack was almost entirely referred to as Westervliet in the script for "Amok Time", which established Komack as a separate character. According to de Forest Research review of the draft of the script for "Amok Time", the following was noted of the proposed name "Admiral Westervliet": "There is a serving Captain in the United States Navy, . To avoid conflicts, suggest: Komack, used in previous scripts."

According to the text commentary for "Amok Time", by Michael and Denise Okuda, Komack was named for, director of. That homage was later picked up in the eleventh film, when a name placard at Starfleet Academy read "".

Byron Morrow, none-the-less, portrayed Admiral Westervliet in. Although Westervliet's name was not spoken on screen it appeared in the end credits; additionally, a noticeable change was made in Morrow's appearance to differentiate between the two characters.

Apocrypha
Komack's first name "James" comes from the 2009 movie and the novel What Judgments Come. The novels Provenance of Shadows and The Fire and the Rose calls him "Westervliet Komack", suggesting that he is the same character as Admiral Westervliet. Where Time Stands Still calls him "Byron Komack". The novel Open Secrets calls him "Franklin Komack".