Owen Morgan

Vice Admiral Morgan is the Director of Sirius Squadron Operations, responsible for the unit’s political, strategic, and administrative oversight and operations. Where Commodore Rourke leads the squadron from the field and oversees its day-to-day operations, Morgan manages and shapes its political and strategic agenda, sitting in the chain of command between Rourke and Fourth Fleet Operations. He has a key responsibility for further managing the squadron’s headquarters at Gateway Station, and thus oversight of Starfleet’s Midgard Sector operations, far on the Federation’s borders with the former territories of the Romulan Star Empire. Although an experienced officer and seasoned administrator, he has spent most of his career overseeing regions deeper into Federation territory, supporting member worlds, regional economies, and local trade routes. This is Admiral Morgan’s first assignment with command responsibilities over not merely a field unit, but border worlds and operations – likely an outcome of the devastating impact of Frontier Day on the upper echelons of Starfleet Command. More cynical observers have suggested Morgan has been sent to Sirius to better represent the interests of Federation citizens in Federation territory, rather than the more desperate conditions in the former Romulan Star Empire.

Regardless of the truth, Morgan is an affable man, cultured and with a knack for putting others at ease. It has made him a successful diplomat, excellent at managing the competing needs of regional powers. There are, however, rumbling criticisms of him for being weak when his back is against the wall, too much of a people-pleaser to make hard decisions if compromise is impossible.