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Semper WiFi

Posted by michael on from the better-than-MARS dept.

Roblimo writes "Armed Forces personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan increasingly use the Internet to communicate with their familes back home, but there are not nearly enough computers and connections for them. Lt. Phillip Geiger, Medical Officer with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, suggested using a privately-funded, long-range WiFi network to help troops stay in touch. The idea has grown from there, all funded privately with cash and equipment donations. Joe Barr has the details on NewsForge (which, like Slashdot, is part of OSTG)."

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  1. Just what we need.... by Nos. · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...front line forces surfing slashdot.

  2. Is that... Wi-Fi? by BubbaThePirate · · Score: 3, Funny

    Eight Oh Two dot Eleven Be. Full Speed Packet.

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  3. Re:Iraq by Aardpig · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...for the inva^H^H^H^H^H liberating forces?

    Reminds me of the USA Today headline a couple of months ago: Occupation of Iraq to End. Troops will Remain Indefinitely .

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  4. Wifi Rifles by kaleco · · Score: 3, Funny

    Makes you look at WiFi rifles in a whole new light (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/03/wi-fi_aer ial_gun/).

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  5. Re:ofcourse it will be secure. by winkydink · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure al Queda will think up all sorts of diabolic plots after learning of Suzy's sniffles, Billy's math test, and what the guy's wife is going to do to him as soon as he gets back (note to celibate geeks: this is a sex refeence).

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  6. FP from the field by DungeonCoder · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hi /. folks!

    This is the first /. post from the font line!

    I'm so happy, I cannot choose what joke make...
    Let's go!

    "All your base are belong to us!"

    Hey, what's this here, looks like a grenade...

    NO CARRIER

  7. Not a great thing by Like2Byte · · Score: 2, Funny

    All an opposing military need develop now is a missile that homes in on the frequency that 802.11b/g/a uses.

    How about a missile that homes in on a particular MAC address?

  8. Giving a whole new meaning by BubbaThePirate · · Score: 5, Funny

    to War Driving...

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  9. Other Prominent Corps Mottos by MooseByte · · Score: 3, Funny

    "In case anyone doesn't get it, "Semper Fi" is the Marine Corp motto."

    Other prominent mottos we've use include:

    • "Semper Gumby": Always Flexible. Good for when your supply drop lands in the middle of the neighboring swamp.
    • "Semper Scrotum": Always On The Ball. Good for damn near any operational situation.