Military RFID Applications: Marine Ammunition

Marine Corps News> ASP Marines explode all expectations

Cpl. C. J. Yard, 2nd Force Service Support Group, writes ...

... "The ammo is pulled three days in advance and then sent to the issues section where the count is verified to ensure 100 percent accountability and then is staged on a pallet with the RFID tag. We've never used RFID tags before, said Adams. Headquarters Marine Corps has been trying to do it. We just said give us the tags and made it happen. It is tricky though, you can't just put a tag on any ordnance because radio waves and some types of ordnance don't play well. The Marines also ensure the ammunition makes it to the correct location personally. " ...