Kozel was a male Saurian who lived in the 24th century. In the 2360s, Kozel was a master chief petty officer in Starfleet and served aboard the USS Okinawa in the 2360s. In 2362, Kozel piloted the shuttlecraft Naha with Benjamin Sisko during the attempt to stop the USS Assurance from crashing into the surface of Entelior IV after the starship had been damaged in a Tzenkethi attack. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Rough Beasts of Empire)