cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13231676
A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.
Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.
The Navy quietly relieved Grisel Marrero, a command senior chief of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester, in August or September 2023, and released information on parts of the investigation this week.
Reminds me when the sport’s tracking app leaked all the secret military bases
Grindrs gonna Grind.
But there’s so much seamen in the navy already
I understand about relieving duty for the lying, but they say she had a Starlink dish and that bandwidth is to be maintained for the ship. This is a separate and distinct side channel, it wouldn’t affect ship bandwidth.
Unless they use the same RF band and cause interference.
A lot of military SATCOM constellation are Ku and Ka band.
Ah, didn’t know that
Its not even that IMO this does two very bad things
- Anyone that has access to starlink can track their vessel.
- Nearby enemy vessels could easily have pin pointed them through the signals being transmitted.
She endagered her crew and lied about it.
Yea, that would be pretty damning overall and they should lead with that instead of some jabberwocky about bandwidth.
It’s to explain why she did it.
Why?
SIR TO LOOK AT MEMES SIR
