Who is Alonzo Freeman in STFC?
Alonzo Freeman is a Rare Federation officer in Star Trek Fleet Command, part of the Lower Decks crew. He sits in the Command class, but unlike most rare officers, he is built around a single specific job: raising the cargo capacity of whatever ship he is assigned to.
If you have ever hit your cargo cap mid-mining run, or finished a hostile loop and left rewards on the table because there was no room, Freeman is the kind of officer you keep on hand. He goes in an officer slot on the bridge, scales his bonus by promotion, and frees up holds for the jobs where cargo size is the bottleneck.
This guide covers what he does, where he came from in the Star Trek universe, how to slot him into a crew, what his traits cost, and the situations where he earns his bridge seat.
Star Trek background
In Star Trek canon, Alonzo “‘Zo” Freeman is a Human Starfleet admiral who appears in Star Trek: Lower Decks. He is voiced by Phil LaMarr. Freeman is a San Francisco native and a flag officer in the late 24th century, eventually commanding Starbase 80 alongside a multiversal exploration mission.
Personally, he is married to Captain Carol Freeman of the USS Cerritos and is the father of Ensign Beckett Mariner. A lot of his screen time across Lower Decks involves keeping the family together by long-distance subspace call while his daughter chaotically resists every expectation of Starfleet decorum. He keeps a home office on Earth with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge and a worrying number of potted plants.
None of this matters for combat in STFC, but it explains why his synergy group is the Lower Decks crew and why the named synergy officers are the Cerritos cast and his immediate family.
Role in STFC
Freeman is a cargo officer. The entire reason to bring him is that he expands the size of the cargo hold on the ship he is assigned to. That makes him most useful in two roles. The first is long mining sessions, where you do not want to run back to base for an empty hold. The second is faction or armada hauls, where the rewards can overflow a smaller hold before you are ready to come home.
He is not a combat officer. He has no offensive captain ability and no shield buff. If you are crewing a ship to fight, look elsewhere. If you are crewing a ship to carry more, he is one of the cleaner tools for the job at his rarity.
Captain ability and officer ability
His captain ability is Flag Officer, and in practice it is a deliberate non-ability. The in-game text reads: this officer does not have a captain’s maneuver, and equipping him as captain provides no benefit. Take it at face value. Freeman should never sit in the captain seat. Put a different officer in command and put Freeman in one of the two officer slots.
His officer ability is Cargo Bay Converter. It increases the cargo size of the ship he is on, and the bonus scales as you promote him through his five ranks. As of the latest data, the rank 5 figure tops out at a 55% increase to cargo size. Officer abilities activate as long as Freeman is on the bridge in an officer seat, so you do not need any trigger or condition. Slot him, fly the ship, and the cargo hold is bigger.
Where Alonzo Freeman shines
Two situations make Freeman worth a bridge slot.
The first is mining. Whether you are running raw materials on a survey ship like the ECS Horizon or sweeping nodes on a higher-tier miner, every extra percent of cargo cap is one fewer trip back to your station. Pairing Freeman with an officer that boosts mining rate (and a captain who protects cargo from raids) gives you a bigger hold that is harder to overflow and harder to lose.
The second is reward-heavy combat where the ship carries the loot. Some faction grinds, hostile loops, and armada runs drop volumes of resources that fill a stock cargo bay quickly. Freeman buys you more time before you have to return to drop off.
He is also a fair pick for newer players building their officer roster. The cargo bonus does real work in early-game mining, and the shard cost to promote him through max rank is on the lower end for a rare officer.
How to get Alonzo Freeman
Freeman is recruited and ranked up with shards, the same as other officers in his cohort. Total shards from recruitment through rank 5 come out to 465, split across the five rank-ups at 30, 45, 90, 120, and 180.
Where those shards come from rotates with Scopely’s event and store calendar, so the safest answer is to check the current event and faction store availability in-game. Lower Decks officers typically surface during themed events tied to the animated show; outside those windows, faction stores and recruit tokens are the usual paths. Do not lock in a long shard plan around a single source, because the rotation does change.
Synergies
Freeman belongs to the Lower Decks crew synergy group. His captain ability is the no-effect Flag Officer, so the class-synergy percentages that normally fire when he is in the captain seat all come up as 0%. In practical terms, the synergy group is a flavor tag for who he is themed with rather than a stat bonus you can build a crew around.
The named synergy officers, straight from his in-game profile, are:
- Beckett Mariner
- Brad Boimler
- Abzeichen
- D’Vana Tendi
- Sam Rutherford
- Carol Freeman
- Doctor T’Ana
Because the synergy values come back as 0%, this list mostly tells you which officers the game considers part of his crew theme rather than which pairings actually buff a stat. For real crew building, the better lens is the job: pair Freeman in an officer slot with a mining-focused captain and a second officer that complements that captain’s ability. The cargo bonus does its work regardless of who sits next to him.
Character traits
Freeman carries two traits, each with several upgrade levels paid in officer XP. The costs per level, as of the latest data, are:
| Merkmal | Level 1 | Stufe 2 | Stufe 3 | Stufe 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kompromisslos | 1,500 | 2,700 | 3,800 | (none) |
| Patriotisch | 7,650 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,850 |
Uncompromising is the cheaper of the two and a sensible first investment if you are short on officer XP. Patriotic is a Federation-themed trait and the more expensive line; whether the Patriotic upgrades are worth it depends on how often you fly Freeman in a Federation faction grind.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alonzo Freeman any good?
For his stated job (cargo capacity), he is one of the cleaner Rare officers, with a 55% cargo bonus at rank 5. He is bad as a captain by design and never belongs in the captain seat. Inside his lane, he is a fine pick.
Where do you get Alonzo Freeman shards?
Shards rotate with Scopely’s calendar. Lower Decks themed events and the relevant faction store are the usual sources. Check the current event and store rotations in-game rather than committing to a single farm path.
What ship is Alonzo Freeman best on?
Any ship where cargo capacity is the bottleneck. Common picks are dedicated miners and survey ships, plus any ship you fly into reward-heavy faction or armada runs where the cargo hold fills before you are ready to return.
Should I use Alonzo Freeman as captain?
No. His Flag Officer captain ability has no effect. Slot him in one of the two officer seats and put a different captain in command.
How many total shards to max Freeman?
465 shards take him from recruitment through rank 5. The per-rank cost climbs at 30, 45, 90, 120, then 180 for the final rank-up.
Should you chase Alonzo Freeman?
Freeman is a specialist. If you find yourself logging out mid-mining session or returning early from faction runs because your ship is full, he earns his rare slot. If you are looking for a combat captain or a swiss-army officer, he is the wrong tool. The right way to think about him is as the cargo half of your hauling crew, ranked up enough that the 55% kicks in, and left on the bridge of whatever ship is doing the carrying that day.