Marine Corps Begins Handing Out 'Smart Cards'

By Thomas Duffy / December 7, 1999 at 5:00 AM
Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, and Camp Lejeune, NC, will be among the first in the Corps to receive "smart cards," pocket-sized electronic tokens that safely store critical personal information, according to an administration message Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones issued yesterday. The Marine Corps will begin handing out smart cards starting next month and all Marines should be carrying one by the end of fiscal year 2001, Jones said. The FY-00 Defense Authorization Act told the Navy secretary...

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