{"id":65890,"date":"2021-10-12T17:53:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/12\/despite-armys-technology-advances-some-troops-still-struggle-with-internet-access\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:18:36","slug":"despite-armys-technology-advances-some-troops-still-struggle-with-internet-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/10\/12\/despite-armys-technology-advances-some-troops-still-struggle-with-internet-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Army\u2019s technology advances, some troops still struggle with internet access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amid all the cutting-edge technology on display at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual meeting<\/a> in Washington, D.C., military officials on Tuesday offered a reminder that many soldiers and their families still lack reliable internet access and other tech basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany active-duty [soldiers] and including those in our Guard and Reserve component live in areas of the country where bandwidth is still quite expensive,\u201d said Capt. Kimberly Elenberg, director of joint force fitness for the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness<\/a>. \u201cSo while we have amazing tools to leverage technology to connect with our families, we also still have to remember it is not universally accessible or affordable, and we have to be open to multiple means of staying connected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elenberg\u2019s comments came during a conference media session with Army health and medical readiness officials. The group said leaders are still processing lessons learned and adjustments made from the last 19 months of pandemic operations, including remote work and online medical appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\t