Air Mobility Command launches GI Mail 2000
GI Mail 2000 is the command's new Internet based e-mail system. It offers the same features as most commercially provided e-mail services but adds additional convenience and security features.
Here's a quick rundown on GI Mail 2000:
Service members can access their e-mail through any Internet connection or service provider (i.e., ".com") including at home or TDY
Service members and their families can forward correspondence from their home or office to their GI Mail 2000 account while TDY
GI Mail 2000 is protected by using computer firewalls to block possible hacker attempts
E-mail delivery speed is increased and annoying commercial advertisements are eliminated
GI Mail 2000 is approved for official but unclassified e-mail when TDY
GI Mail 2000 has been operating for the last few months and has quickly grown in popularity. It was recently named the official morale e-mail system in Southwest Asia.
Lord closed the ceremony by stating, "With Aerospace Expeditionary Forces ushering in a new era of deployments and contingencies, it is comforting to know that our folks can communicate with their families wherever, whenever they can get to the Internet."
Contact Air Mobility Command at DSN 576-8160, Commercial 618-256-8160 for more information. (FROM AIR MOBILITY COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS).