Navy cyber cafes help keep many in touch
An AP newswire article on MSNBC reports that:
Since the Navy began setting up "Internet cafes" for soldiers overseas to keep in touch with their loved ones, almost 200 of the high-tech tents have sprung up in war zones.
Two years ago, civilians working for the Navy started the $20 million program to set up communications systems — basically tents with 20 laptop computers and eight telephones — as a morale boost for Army soldiers stationed in Iraq.
Now there are 183 of the sites in Iraq, four in Afghanistan and even two aboard oil platforms in the Persian Gulf that are manned by the U.S. military, said project manager and retired Marine Steve Rhorer.
You can read the remainder of the article here.
posted by Fergie @ 5/10/2005 08:24:00 AM
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