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Navy Shifted Intranet Operations As Irene Neared

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

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The Navy transitioned the main hub of its intranet operation to ensure the system remained functional ahead of Hurricane Irene's battering of the East Coast, Fleet Cyber Command said. "Fleet Cyber Command has been exercising continuity of operations plans throughout the week to ensure cyber operations remain fully functional during Hurricane Irene," Cmdr. Steve Mavica, spokesman for the command, said on Friday, before the storm arrived. "In advance of the storm, fleet communications, network and space operations have been shifted…

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