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Today I'm proud to announce the launch

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of a pilot program to offer free Wi Fi

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to soldiers living in select barracks

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across the installation . Through an

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intergovernmental support agreement ,

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Fort Wainwright has partnered with the

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University of Alaska Fairbanks to bring

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high-speed Internet directly into 6

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barracks buildings here on post at no

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cost to soldiers . This pilot program

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is part of a larger Department of War

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effort through their barracks task

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force to focus on the everyday lives of

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our service members and modernize the

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barracks experience . The network

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supports high-speed streaming , gaming

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systems , and multiple connected

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devices because it's today's warfighter

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needs modern infrastructure that

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supports the way they live . This is

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about improving the quality of life of

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our warfighter and helping them remain

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Arctic tough and thrive in the last

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frontier .