Starfleet Operations

Starfleet Operations (also known as Fleet Operations or Fleet Ops) is a division of Starfleet based at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco. The higher ranking officers at Starfleet Operations are usually listed on Starship dedication plaques.

In 2273, Admiral James T. Kirk was Chief of Starfleet Operations, a position which would be held by Admiral Leyton a hundred years later. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture; DS9: "Homefront")