Senior mission officer

Senior mission officer is a personnel designation assigned by Starfleet giving complete authority over a mission and its away teams to a specific individual.

In 2364, Starfleet appointed Admiral Mark Jameson as the senior mission officer for the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)'s mission to Mordan IV, as he had negotiated for the release of 63 passengers that Karnas had taken hostage in 2319 and was familiar with tunnels underground on Mordan IV.