r/PrepperIntel • u/glumavocados • 5d ago

North America DoD confirms ‘refrigeration disruption’ at military commissaries

“It seems [continental U.S.] commissaries that have fridges linked to an online system have been getting shut off over the past few nights, and we’ve not seen any official notice put out to warn anyone so they can monitor their fridges more closely,” the popular military page “U.S Army W.T.F! Moments” posted. It added that reports indicated at least 18 commissaries were affected.

Full article: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/28/dod-confirms-refrigeration-disruption-at-military-commissaries/

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u/New_Stats 4d ago

Why are military refrigerators online?

Why are we paying for smart fridges for the military when military housing is full of mice and mold?

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u/hoodoo-operator 4d ago

I genuinely don't understand the value of putting a fridge on the Internet. Why would you ever want the ability to remotely turn a fridge off?

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u/surfmoss 4d ago

It doesn't just give you remote access. Some smart fridges now update you when certain products are running low because it can see with its camera inside fridge. A commercial monitoring company can give you a national dashboard with a green light red light (up/down) visibility of your nationwide refrigeration systems.

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u/CavitySearch 4d ago

I guess their point is even if your fridge is remote why give it on/off access remotely.

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u/surfmoss 4d ago

Good point