This 1.5mm thick black anodized aluminum laser engraved dog tag is thick, sturdy, and durable, and is made in the USA at our supplier's factory in Mount Vernon, NY. Each tag includes a rubber silencer plus a 30″ aluminum ball chain that is manufactured by Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., a family-owned company that proudly manufactures all of its ball chains in the USA, and exclusively supplies the U.S. armed forces with ball chains for all military ID dog tag necklaces worn by American soldiers around the world.