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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Servicemembers and their families face threats everyday, including the high risk of having their identities stolen. That risk increases when they allow their military ID cards to be copied.
“A copy can be used to obtain identity theft or to create fraudulent identification for unauthorized access to Department of Defense installations or facilities,” said Andrew Albright, Fort Bragg chief of Security and Intelligence Division.
Albright said additional measures are being taken to protect military and family members’ personal information, such as the Department of Defense implementing the Insider Threat Program to prevent, deter and detect malicious activity.
Photocopying of military identification cards by commercial agencies to obtain government discounts violates United States Code, Title 18, and is punishable by both fine and imprisonment. To prevent unauthorized photocopying of military ID cards, Army North (ARNORTH) Provost Marshall recommends that all Department of Defense travelers provide their state drivers license or other form of photo identification if an establishment insists on a photocopy of the traveler’s identification.
A cardholder is allowed to have his or her ID card photocopied to obtain medical care and for medical billing purposes, but not to obtain a military discount at a hotel, theme park or other commercial establishment. Albright said a hotel, for example, is allowed to look at a military ID card to verify eligibility, but cannot obtain a photocopy. Servicemen and servicewomen can also be punished or held accountable for a dependent’s unauthorized use of cardholder privileges.
Safeguarding a military ID card is essential to protecting both the servicemember and dependent’s information. If a place persistently asks to photocopy a military ID card for an unauthorized purpose, Albright said service members and their families should get information about the establishment—who, what, when, where, and why—and report suspicious activity by calling the Fort Bragg Operation Center at 910-90-REACT. If traveling, call 1-800-CALL-SPY, to report suspicious activity to the Counterintelligence Hotline.
| Date Taken: | 11.07.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 11.20.2014 09:52 |
| Story ID: | 148354 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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