NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION N.Y. – 914th Security Forces Specialist Staff Sgt. Craig Dearborn scans an ID card with the Defense Biometric Identification System here at the base October 5. DIBDS is a Department of Defense-mandated identity authentication tool and a control system which uses barcodes and biometrics to identify common access card holders at entry control points. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Andrew Caya)