DBIDS implementation on track Published Jan. 28, 2011 By 78th Security Forces Squadron ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- In preparation for new security procedures scheduled to come online this year, Team Robins members must register personal information in the new Defense Biometric Identification System. The system, known as DBIDS, is an identity authentication and force protection tool which implements physical imagery and digital records into a database. It uses bar codes and biometrics to identify cardholders and is mandated by the Department of Defense. "DBIDS is used to provide an increased protection capability for military personnel and resources," said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Navarro, NCO in charge of plans and programs in the 78th Security Forces Squadron. DBIDS will be implemented at Robins in two phases. The first phase will require members to take about five minutes to register personal information at one of four locations. They will be photographed and fingerprinted, and the information uploaded into the system. A registration schedule based on the first letter of an individual's last name has been established. The second phase calls for handheld scanners to be used at gate entry control points to verify personal information. Navarro said the process of scanning cards and retrieving information from a database is expected to take less than three seconds. That phase is scheduled to be fully implemented here in July. Security Forces personnel will be familiarizing themselves with the system during the next five months. Short-term visitors will be issued a bar-coded, paper pass, while those authorized long-term access will need to obtain a DBIDS ID card. The plan for registering the base populace will be accomplished based upon the first letter of a person's last name, following the schedule below. Workers can register earlier than their scheduled date, if desired. Robins personnel deploying prior to their registration month should register before leaving. For more information, contact Staff Sgt. Crystal Kesey at 222-4208 or Tech. Sgt. Kevin Hensley at 222-1990. REGISTRATION SCHEDULE: February: A, I, L, V, F, K, Q March: B, D, G, H, O, R April: C, P, S, Z, N, W, X May: E, J, M, T, U, Y June: Final open registration for those who have not registered. July: DBIDS fully implemented. Registration can be accomplished at the following locations: Visitor Control Center at Watson Gate, Bldg. 217 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) 78th FSS/MPE Customer Service, Bldg. 767 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) AFRC/MPE Customer Service, Bldg. 222 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., (Reservists only) 116th ACW DEERS Office, Room 102, Bldg 2094 (Wednesday to Friday noon to 3:15 p.m., Guardsmen only)