Full capability, meaning essentially all data is filled in and nearly all commands are included, will be achieved in late September. The Navy's Director of Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control, Vice Adm. Robert J. Natter, has judged it an operational necessity. Over the past two months the Navy and Marine Corps have begun implementation of a new online service to put the information at the electronic fingertips of Sailors and Marines. If we put e-mail and telephones aboard ships down to the frigate size, but our Sailors and officers can't find an address or phone number, then that capability is of little value when they need to coordinate something with their counterpart on the other side of the globe. The project began two years ago and is well underway.
Families only have to be out of the house during the day for one or two days.
In addition to the roofing on Las Palmeras homes, other improvements for individual units in that area have been ongoing over the past year. The Seabees began installation of pressure-treated wood fencing in March. The first part of the plan is to continue with the current waiting list. When a unit is vacated, housing is seizing the opportunity to make less noticeable but much appreciated improvements. Patios and carports are being resurfaced with tile and outfitted with proper drainage systems.