(MAYPORT, Fla.) – A 2017 Norwalk High School graduate and Norwalk, Connecticut native is serving with a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron that flies the Navy’s newest and most technologically-advanced helicopter.
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| Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Gary Ward |
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sazzad Hossan credits much of their success from lessons they learned growing up in Norwalk.
“I volunteered at a public library in my hometown which helped teach me attention to detail,” said Hossan. "Everything in my job in the Navy revolves around attention to detail."
Hossan is an aviation structural mechanic with the “Airwolves” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 40, a Mayport, Florida based squadron that operates the Navy’s next generation submarine hunter and Anti-Surface Warfare helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk. Each helicopter is nearly 65 feet long, may weigh up to 23,500 lbs. (max gross) and can travel over 120 miles per hour for nearly 320 miles on a tank of gas.
As an aviation structural mechanic, Hossan is responsible for maintaining the body and hydraulic systems of the MH-60R helicopter.
According to Navy officials, the MH-60R is the most capable multi-mission helicopter available in the world today. It is used for a variety of missions, including hunting and tracking enemy submarines, attacking enemy ships, search and rescue, drug interdiction, delivering supplies and supporting the Navy’s special operations forces.
It is replacing the Navy’s older helicopters because of its greater versatility and more advanced weapon systems.
Hossan is now a part of a long-standing tradition of serving in the Navy our nation needs.
“I always liked the Navy since I was young and always had the dream to join,” said Hossan. "I ended up loving mechanics and working on cars, so the Navy gave me a chance to pursue my passion as a job."
Hossan said they are proud to be part of a warfighting team that readily defends America at all times.
“I am most proud of making rank on my first opportunity,” said Hossan. "I came in and knew a lot from my background and the stuff I didn't I picked up on quickly."
Sailors’ jobs are highly varied within the squadron. Approximately 297 Navy men and women are assigned and keep all parts of the squadron running smoothly. This includes everything from maintaining helicopter airframes and engines, to processing paperwork, handling weapons and flying the aircraft.
Hossan is playing an important part in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon capital assets, Hossan and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes.
Serving in the Navy, Hossan is learning about being a more respectable leader, Sailor and person through handling numerous responsibilities.
“Serving in the Navy means I have a great experience in life,” said Hossan. "I get to travel, have a proper job. If I ever have worries the Navy provides me with the tools to overcome any obstacle."
“I volunteered at a public library in my hometown which helped teach me attention to detail,” said Hossan. "Everything in my job in the Navy revolves around attention to detail."
Hossan is an aviation structural mechanic with the “Airwolves” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 40, a Mayport, Florida based squadron that operates the Navy’s next generation submarine hunter and Anti-Surface Warfare helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk. Each helicopter is nearly 65 feet long, may weigh up to 23,500 lbs. (max gross) and can travel over 120 miles per hour for nearly 320 miles on a tank of gas.
As an aviation structural mechanic, Hossan is responsible for maintaining the body and hydraulic systems of the MH-60R helicopter.
According to Navy officials, the MH-60R is the most capable multi-mission helicopter available in the world today. It is used for a variety of missions, including hunting and tracking enemy submarines, attacking enemy ships, search and rescue, drug interdiction, delivering supplies and supporting the Navy’s special operations forces.
It is replacing the Navy’s older helicopters because of its greater versatility and more advanced weapon systems.
Hossan is now a part of a long-standing tradition of serving in the Navy our nation needs.
“I always liked the Navy since I was young and always had the dream to join,” said Hossan. "I ended up loving mechanics and working on cars, so the Navy gave me a chance to pursue my passion as a job."
Hossan said they are proud to be part of a warfighting team that readily defends America at all times.
“I am most proud of making rank on my first opportunity,” said Hossan. "I came in and knew a lot from my background and the stuff I didn't I picked up on quickly."
Sailors’ jobs are highly varied within the squadron. Approximately 297 Navy men and women are assigned and keep all parts of the squadron running smoothly. This includes everything from maintaining helicopter airframes and engines, to processing paperwork, handling weapons and flying the aircraft.
Hossan is playing an important part in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon capital assets, Hossan and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes.
Serving in the Navy, Hossan is learning about being a more respectable leader, Sailor and person through handling numerous responsibilities.
“Serving in the Navy means I have a great experience in life,” said Hossan. "I get to travel, have a proper job. If I ever have worries the Navy provides me with the tools to overcome any obstacle."