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Academy to adopt DBIDS system

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  • By Troy Wolf
  • 10th Security Forces Squadron
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  The Air Force Academy will begin using the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS, on Feb. 4.

The system has been in use at other Defense Department locations in the U.S. and abroad, including Peterson and Schriever Air Force bases, since 2001.

Retirees whose ID cards do not have a bar code must go to a military personnel section to receive a new retiree ID card. Individuals holding non-compliant ID cards will not be authorized entry to the base. In addition, proximity badges will no longer allow badge holders access to the base or through manned entry control points once DBIDS takes effect.

Installation sentries will use handheld scanners to electronically verify ID cards instead of relying on visual inspection. The scanners are connected to a DOD database that maintains identity and biometric data and is integrated with the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

Those who have not previously enrolled in DBIDS will be automatically registered as part of the entry procedures. This saves time, as people will not have to visit the Pass and Registration Center to register.

The electronic scan allows easier control of individuals' access to the base. If someone is barred from the base or on a revocation or suspension of driving privileges, that information will be displayed on the scanner to alert the sentry.

DBIDS ID cards or access passes may be issued to contractors and vendors who require access to the base but do not qualify for a Common Access Card. Long-term guests may also be issued DBIDS passes or cards when properly sponsored by an authorized DOD member. The cards and access passes have an embedded expiration date that will be scanned upon entry to the base.