Commander Elias Vaughn was a Starfleet officer with eighty years experience in Starfleet Intelligence, Special Operations and Tactical. Vaughn was a critical player in several crucial events in Starfleet history, including the Tomed, the Betreka Nebula Incidents, the Arvada III disaster, and the liberation of Betazed from the Dominion, among many others. (DS9 relaunch)