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"Wait times to get on base will get worse before they get better.
That’s the message from Navy officials preparing the service for 100 percent ID scans — a policy that should be implemented at every base by fiscal 2014.
The latest step is a pilot program, already underway at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
Officials with Navy Installations Command said the scanning eventually will speed up the process — but not anytime soon.
During the Norfolk trial, the scanning was expected to cause delays at the gates, a base news release stated, and commuters were told to allow more time to get to work.
The end goal is to perform 100 percent ID scanning, 100 percent of the time, said Pat Foughty, a public affairs specialist at Navy Installations Command. Base commanding officers will have some flexibility during the implementation phase to adjust the program if wait times become a problem, he added.
ID scanning at entrance bases will help officials make the leap to automated vehicle gates, also expected to occur in fiscal 2014, said Tony Reid, anti-terrorism program director at Navy Installations Command, who called it a “soft deadline.”
“Automated gates will allow individuals to drive up [and] swipe their card, and the gates will open to allow access to the facility,” Reid said. “It will reduce manpower requirements placed on security forces.” "
"Wait times to get on base will get worse before they get better.
That’s the message from Navy officials preparing the service for 100 percent ID scans — a policy that should be implemented at every base by fiscal 2014.
The latest step is a pilot program, already underway at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
Officials with Navy Installations Command said the scanning eventually will speed up the process — but not anytime soon.
During the Norfolk trial, the scanning was expected to cause delays at the gates, a base news release stated, and commuters were told to allow more time to get to work.
The end goal is to perform 100 percent ID scanning, 100 percent of the time, said Pat Foughty, a public affairs specialist at Navy Installations Command. Base commanding officers will have some flexibility during the implementation phase to adjust the program if wait times become a problem, he added.
ID scanning at entrance bases will help officials make the leap to automated vehicle gates, also expected to occur in fiscal 2014, said Tony Reid, anti-terrorism program director at Navy Installations Command, who called it a “soft deadline.”
“Automated gates will allow individuals to drive up [and] swipe their card, and the gates will open to allow access to the facility,” Reid said. “It will reduce manpower requirements placed on security forces.” "
