Nogura was a Starfleet Fleet Admiral of formidable reputation in the late-23rd century.
In 2272, temporarily transferred command of the USS Enterprise to Rear Admiral James T. Kirk, and demoted Captain Willard Decker. The transfer was done at Kirk's request in reference to the V'Ger crisis. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- The character's first name was never revealed on screen but is given as "Heihachiro" by Gene Roddenberry in the novelization of Star Trek I. Nogura was referred to several times, but never shown, in the Star Trek newspaper comic strip.