How Your Navy Communicates Efficiently

TITLE OF THE NEWS STORY: HOW YOUR NAVY COMMUNICATES EFFICIENTLY

NEWS STATION: WNIS

REPORTER'S NAME: MIA MCLELLAN

DATE: 2/26/2024

TIME: 12:00 PM

DURATION: 1:30

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MCLELLAN:  NAVY SAILOR SAYS COMMUNICATION IN THE NAVY IS BETTER WITH NEW AND IMPROVED FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY. [:10]

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MCLELLAN: BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION ARE VITAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE NAVY SAYS MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST BRUCE MORGAN. FOR THE SAILORS, COMMUNICATING WITH HOME CAN BE THE HARDEST. EVEN RECENTLY, SOME AIRCRAFT CARRIERS WERE NOT EQUIPED WITH INTERNET ACCESS, WHICH RULED OUT EMAIL AND TEXTING. THANKFULLY, MORGAN SAYS, MORE CARRIERS ARE PROVIDING INTERNET CONNECTION AND PHONE LINES. INTERNET ON SHIPS ALLOW THE USE OF INTERNAL COMPUTERS, INTRODUCING ALL LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION. THE US NAVY IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH NAVY ALL OVER THE WORLD, A HUGE ADVANTAGE AS A WORLD POWER. [:40]

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MCLELLAN: SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE EASIEST WAY FOR THE NAVY TO COMMUNICATE MESSAGES TO THE PUBLIC. WHETHER SERIOUS, INFORMATIVE OR FUN, THE NAVY’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ARE REGULARALY USED. MORGAN EXPRESSED HOW ITS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND IMPACT YOUNGER GENERATIONS. SHARING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF KEEPING THE PUBLIC UP TO DATE. [:55]

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MCLELLAN: IN EMERGENCIES, PHONE CALLS ARE THEIR MAIN FORM OF COMMUNICATION. EVERYONE IN THE NEED TO KNOW WILL BE NOTIFIED WITH A CLEAR AND DIRECT STATEMENT. MESSAGES ARE RELAYED THROUGH RANKS TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE. VERY LITTLE WOULD WORK WITHOUT EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION SAYS MORGAN. IN NORFOLK, THIS IS MIA MCLELLAN WNIS. [:1:20]

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