Vulcan High Command

The building of the Vulcan High Command in the Vulcan capital city in 2154

In the 22nd century, the Vulcan High Command was the most powerful governmental body on planet Vulcan, its de facto military government.

During the 22nd century, the High Command was an organization responsible for overseeing the Vulcan military as well as civilian organizations.

History

Prior to Federation membership

In May of 2153, the High Command ordered Subcommander T'Pol (via Ambassador Soval) to return to Vulcan rather than join Enterprise NX-01 on its mission into the Delphic Expanse. T'Pol resigned her commission rather than obey. (ENT: "The Expanse")

In 2154, V'Las, the head of the High Command, planned to attack Andoria, tricking the Vulcan High Council to believe that they were developing a planet killer based on Xindi technology. (ENT: "Awakening") Following that incident, V'Las' High Command was disbanded, ending their diplomatic influence of Earth's decisions. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")

Federation-era history

Later that year, T'Pau replaced V'Las as head minister of the Vulcan people. She assumed responsibility over Vulcan's military structure, including many of its warships. She actively began to restructure the military, and those vessels that remained in service no longer had full crew complements (many of whom were still sympathetic to the old High Command and left rather than serve the new leadership). During the incident with the Romulan drone-ship, T'Pau was only able to dispatch twenty-three starships to add to the combined Andorian-Human-Tellarite intercept fleet. (ENT: "United")

By the 23rd and 24th centuries, the High Command of Vulcan filled a very different role, as the planet was a Federation member, including the maintenance of its own military. (VOY: "Infinite Regress")

Vulcan Space Central was maintained by the High Command and oversaw all incoming and outgoing ship activity near Vulcan. (TOS: "Amok Time")

The Command continued to help maintain Vulcan security and defense, as well as other internal matters, including the V'Shar. (TNG: "Gambit, Part II", "Unification II")

Even after becoming a Federation member, Vulcan still maintained its own fleet of ships. In 2367, the High Command dispatched defense vessels to intercept the Romulan invasion fleet of Vulcan. (TNG: "Unification II")

Alternate timeline

The Vulcan High Command was reinstated sometime before 2258, when Vulcan was destroyed by Nero. (Star Trek)

Organizations

• Vulcan Ministry of Information
• Vulcan National Merchant Fleet
• Vulcan Science Council
• Vulcan Science Directorate
• Vulcan Security Directorate
• Vulcan Space Central
• Vulcan Space Council
• Vulcan Space Program
• V'Shar

Education

• Vulcan Institute for Defensive Arts
• Vulcan Medical Institute
• Vulcan Science Academy

High command officials

High council

• Subaltern Lorot
• Administrator V'Las, Head of Vulcan High Command

Ministers

• Minister Kuvak
• Minister Satok, Vulcan Minister of Security.
• Chief Investigator Stel, Vulcan Security Directorate
• Minister T'Pau

Diplomats

• Ambassador Lojal
• Ambassador Sarek
• Ambassador Solkar
• Ambassador Soval
• Ambassador Spock
• Ambassador T'Pel
• Ambassador Tos
• Ambassador V'Lar

Diplomatic aides

• Sakkath
• Subcommander T'Pol

Apocrypha

The High Command may be a very old organization that may have been present during the time of Surak, as there is mention of such an organization in the Vulcan's Soul book Exodus. Whether this is a separate High Command or the same organization is unknown.