Joss Hayes

"We're all part of the same crew, no matter which uniform we wear."

- Major Joss Hayes, to Malcolm Reed

Major Joss Hayes (also known as Jeremiah Hayes) was the leader of the MACO squad that was assigned to the Enterprise from 2153 to 2154.

History
Hayes came from a military family that dated its military service all of the way back to Earth's second world war. His father prepared him all of his life for a military career.

A family man himself and veteran of pirate-fighting in the Janus Pirate Wars, Hayes lead the MACO unit of thirty-six officers assigned to assist the Enterprise in dealing with the Xindi threat following the attack of 2153. Hayes was a graduate of West Point. 

One of his missions during the Xindi conflict was accompanying Captain Jonathan Archer to the planet Kaletoo, following up on a lead on the Xindi.

Hayes was killed near the end of the Xindi mission on an operation to rescue Ensign Hoshi Sato from a Xindi-Reptilian vessel. 


 * Hayes' first name was established to be Jeremiah in the Star Trek: Customizable Card Game; the novel Last Full Measure calls him Joss Hayes. Actor Stephen Culp had previously speculated in an interview that the character's name might be Jeremiah or Jay.