Sam Bowers

Samaritan "Sam" Bowers was a human male serving in Starfleet in the 24th century. A twenty year veteran, Bowers served aboard starbase Deep Space 9 and the USS Defiant (NX-74205) (II) in the late 2370s.

The Budapest
Prior to his service on DS9, Bowers served on the USS Budapest (NCC-64923) as its tactical officer. 

During the Battle of Sector 001, Bowers lead a team against several invading Borg drones. Bowers killed two drones before they adapted and was unfortunately unable to stop them from assimilating Captain Sh'Raazn. Bowers and his team later used TR-116 rifles against the Borg and managed to kill them with the weapons. In order to do so, he had to kill the transformed Sh'Raazn, as well as his friends Jalarin, Hughes, Selok and Perez. 

Early months
Soon after he arrived on the station, Bowers was the duty officer in the operations center when Ezri Dax received a message from Worf. 

Exploration of the Gamma Quadrant
Bowers served as tactical officer during the Defiant's three-month exploratory mission of the Gamma Quadrant in mid-2376. 

Later missions
Upon returning to the Alpha Quadrant in the middle of the Parasite crisis on Bajor, Sam developed a crush on a Cardassian medical technician named Vlu. 

Several months later, Bowers accompanied Kira Nerys, Taran'atar and Aleco Vel aboard the USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452) to rendezvous with the USS Mjolnir where they were to take possession of DS9's new runabout, the USS Yolja. Bowers and Aleco later piloted the ship back to the station. 

In early 2377, Bowers served as first officer on the Defiant under Commander Elias Vaughn when the vessel went out in pursuit of the renegade Jem'Hadar, Taran'atar. 

The Aventine
By 2381, Bowers had become the executive officer of the USS Aventine under the command of Captain Ezri Dax. One of Bowers requests upon accepting the post was that business on the bridge be carried out in a much more official manner than had been the case on Deep Space Nine. 

Bowers and Dax's formal working relationship on the bridge quickly translated to friendship and in was not uncommon for them to use each other's first names behind the closed doors of the 's ready room.