By
Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 2010 Haines
City High School graduate and Bayamon, Puerto Rico native
is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the largest
base in the Southeast Region and third largest in the nation.
Seaman Jose Floransanchez is a logistics specialist serving with Commander, Patrol and
Reconnaissance Wing 11.
A Navy logistic specialist is
responsible for ordering parts for the aircraft.
“I order, receive and distribute parts to the various
work centers," said Floransanchez. "If something is broken or missing on the plane I push the order
through the system."
According to Navy officials, Wing 11’s history and
reputation remain unparalleled since being commissioned on August 15, 1942.
Throughout the decades, Wing 11 has continued to fly combat missions in direct support of
the troops on the ground and delivered
traditional maritime capabilities, real-time intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance.
Beginning in the
1960s, the P-3C Orion, a land-based, long-range anti-submarine warfare patrol
aircraft, replaced the P-2V Neptune fleet. After 50 years of faithful
service and the 50th anniversary of Maritime Patrol and
Reconnaissance Force, the P-3C Orion is being phased out of the fleet,
according to Navy officials.
The P-8A is a modified Boeing airframe
featuring a fully connected, state-of-the-art, open architecture mission system
designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; and
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Navy officials
explained.
"The U.S. Navy sometimes asks the
impossible of our people. It is sailors that make the impossible possible,”
said Capt. Anthony Corapi, Commodore, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11. “Seaman Floransanchez is one example of a
selfless servant of our nation. These
heroes ask for very little recognition and perform their daily job with pride
and professionalism defending freedom and our way of life around the
world. Each member of the Navy's combat team
is crucial to our success. I am very proud to have Seaman Floransanchez on our team!"
Floransanchez is part of a crew that is transitioning to the P-8A Poseidon and preparing for deployment in the future.
“I have been here since January and there
has been full support from the top down,” said Floransanchez. “Because of my job, I get to see everyone
and have relationships with the crew.”
According to Navy officials, the Navy
continues to meet milestone after milestone on this world-class mission and is
providing an aircraft with superior capabilities to the men and women in
uniform that will have a lasting legacy promoting a global maritime strategy.
“The most important thing I have
learned from the Navy is that a good attitude plays a big role in how you
accomplish your job,” said Floransanchez.