Biometric database offers security stamp of approval
Senior Airman Juan Ramirez processes a third country national into the Defense Biometrics Identification System Aug. 2 in Southwest Asia. DBIDS is an enhanced security system used to monitor entry onto military installations. Airman Ramirez is 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron DBIDS registrar. He is deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and a native of Laredo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)