{"id":45627,"date":"2024-01-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/30\/navy-unveils-wi-fi-pilot-program-for-some-virginia-sailors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:02:00","slug":"navy-unveils-wi-fi-pilot-program-for-some-virginia-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/01\/30\/navy-unveils-wi-fi-pilot-program-for-some-virginia-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy unveils Wi-Fi pilot program for some Virginia sailors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy is kicking off a Wi-Fi pilot program<\/a> for up to 4,000 sailors in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia on Feb. 1 as part of a broader quality of life initiative within the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pilot program will include sailors living at 12 permanent unaccompanied housing sites aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where they can utilize the Wi-Fi in their rooms and in common areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConducting a pilot program will help us learn and ensure we deliver a service our Sailors will use and find value added. As we learn throughout the process, we will identify barriers and refine the Wi-Fi service before rolling it out to the wider Navy,\u201d Vice Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Installations Command, said in a Navy news release. \u201cIt is important we get it right to focus our precious resources to greatest effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t