The Department of Defense has long had an interest, and a stake, in the Internet. N.C. In its infancy, the Internet was mainly a tool for researchers, scientists and academics. Today it has something for everyone, including items of specific interest to soldiers. And more DOD agencies are finding the Internet to be valuable in getting information to military members and civilians alike. Moreover, users accessing the Internet no longer have to know the Unix command language to navigate the net.
Users can access the command's weekly bulletin online.
The page also offers links to other military and non-military sites. The Army Corps of Engineers also has a web page, offering information about COE and its various projects and districts. And through the Army Research Laboratory's web page, users can not only find out more about the lab and its 10 directorates and various ongoing programs, they can get images shot during Operation Desert Storm. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., also offers information through the WWW, including class rosters and general information. Even the Office of the Secretary of Defense has an Internet connection, offering, among other things, remote connectivity for authorized users, a CNN news feed, a link to Joint Combat Camera images, and software files, available for downloading, for various computing platforms.