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Article: ARMY PLANS TO USE COMPUTER-CHIP DOG TAGS WITHIN 2 YEARS.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- November 18, 1997
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Byline: Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News
SAN ANTONIO -- That old metal dog tag, a staple of American military life for generations, soon may find its place in museums alongside muskets, cannonballs and C rations.
The Army will soon seek bids for developing a ``smart'' dog tag that uses a computer chip to provide critical medical information to doctors in the field. It will be tested at an Army post next year and distributed to the nation's 1.4 million active-duty troops within two years.
``I think it's a continuation of the Army's interest in digitizing the battlefield,'' Fort Sam Houston spokesman Phil Reidinger said. ``As the Army ...