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n Calling home from sea Not long ago when ships went to sea, it meant an end to the crew’s telephone service. But thanks to new technology. Sailors and Marines aboard George Washington were able to talk with loved ones inexpensively, from thousands of miles away, during the deployment. Sailors were able to call home at a rate of only 50 cents per minute, no matter where the ship was in the world. The credit-card pay phones were purchased by Morale, Welfare and Recreation and were the talk of the ship as Sailors just couldn’t wait to take advantage of the ship’s pioneering technology. “I’m married and this was the best idea I’ve seen in all my years of service,” MS2 William Powell, of Supply’s S-5 Division, said. Sales of the calling cards seemed to back up Powell’s comments. On June 9, for example, Supply Department racked up a staggering 1,100 phone cards sold — in the first five hours. Coded for 40 minutes of calling time, the card’s memory billing amount counted down until the two minute mark. At that point, a computer voice let the Sailor know he or she was about to run out of time. 6 6 V T e had been looking for a way VV to bring this service to the crew,”Lt. Cmdr. Steven Lohr, a naval reservist from NAS Dallas, who was aboard George Washington to help with the Challenge Athena system, said. “This was the first time non-official use telephones have been made available to a crew on a Navy ship.” Thanks to U.S. Sprint, Challenge Athena and the team of George Washington Sailors who monitored and maintained the phone system, as well as administered the phone sign-up lists, the information superhighway was extended across the oceans to bring Sailors and Marines and their loved ones closer together. 162 Underway
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