Several other pages already mentioned that Commodore Aaron Stone from Cloak (novel) is the same character as Commodore Stone from "Court Martial" so I just added info as if that is correct. But how do we know that? There is nothing at all mentioned about the character's background in Cloak - though we can infer that Kirk already knew him and it is unlikely that there are two Commodore Stones in Starfleet. But what about the reference in Vulcan!? I haven't read the book, but if there is a "Commodore David Stone" in that book, shouldn't we just assume that these are two different characters barring any specific reason that they have to be the same? Perhaps David Stone has to be the character from Court Martial, but it would seem he can't be the character from Cloak.
Also, the grammar is a bit confusing in the second paragraph here. It makes it seem as though Stone was a captain during Court Martial, but I am sure that he was a Commodore by then. But I don't know the reference of that paragraph, so I didn't want to change it. --Jdvelasc 16:38, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
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He is called "L. T. Stone" in three different books: The Star Trek Compendium, Who's Who In Star Trek and The Autobiography of James T. Kirk. The other names Aaron, David and Robert only appeared in one book each. NetSpiker (talk) 14:57, July 27, 2016 (UTC)
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I'm looking for specific citations for each mention of his position at SB11
In his episodic appearance he was an ops division commodore and referred to as "portmaster". that never indicated to me that he was the commanding officer of the entire base, but rather was administrative in the role of managing ships.
To wit: which references might have given the info that he was the base's overall commander: something i missed from the episode or novelization, a reference that might indicate he had taken over over all base command after the fact, or a dialogue reference indicating he was in charge all along (and in charge of what) -- captainmike 
15:01, April 19, 2020 (UTC)
- Star Trek Encyclopedia: Commander of Starbase 11 in 2267.
- Preserver: "Are you referring to Commodore Robert Stone of Starbase 11?" "That's it," Kirk said. "I remember speaking to him about it. I'm not sure when. But he was commander of a starbase at the time," --Crossover Fan001 (talk) 03:10, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Vulcan!: "Commodore Stone and I have gotten close since I was assigned to his Starbase." --Crossover Fan001 (talk) 03:18, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Court Martial revised final draft script: KIRK's VOICE: A full report of damages was made to...the commander of Star Base 11...Commander Stone.
- Court Martial final draft script: KIRK's VOICE: A full report of damages was made to...the Portmaster of Star Base 11: Senior Captain Stone. --Crossover Fan001 (talk) 03:29, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- as per my initial inquiry, i think the original scenario could have been that Stone was one of a group of officers in the general staff of a large starbase. short of any evidence from a canon source, the canon intention could have been that, or at least the direct interpretation.
- the Encylopedia reference has the extrapolation that he was commander of the base, which it pretty close to stating that he was the top level CO. so that is the non-canon citation for the fact only inferred from canon - that he was the CO. Preserver also has the same phrasing.
- The Vulcan! reference isn't a total corroboration, as anyone assigned to the base could say it was 'their starbase' / 'his starbase' / 'her starbase'
- the reference from one script parrots the portmaster reference and the other states a commander of base status, but isnt canon (as it isnt in the final version of the episode, right?) -- captainmike
03:35, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- the reference from one script parrots the portmaster reference and the other states a commander of base status, but isnt canon (as it isnt in the final version of the episode, right?) -- captainmike
- According to the episode transcript, the captain's log at the beginning of the episode says "A full report of damages was made to the commanding officer of Starbase Eleven, Commodore Stone." He was never called a "portmaster" in the episode. I probably should've checked the transcript first, since canon trumps everything else. --Crossover Fan001 (talk) 03:57, 13 March 2022 (UTC)