They look like the people, talk like the people, and don't wear a uniform."īiometric scanning makes them identifiable. "In today's counterinsurgency environment the enemy has shown us the ability to hide in the populous. The HIIDE provides the BAT with wireless biometrics verification and in some cases a collection capability by storing up to 22 thousand profiles.Īndy MacLennan, biometric trainer for Booz Allen Hamilton, said company intelligence support teams employ the BAT system while units on the ground use the HIIDE system. The Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment is the portable cousin to the BAT. The biometrics automated toolset is a collection system designed to capture the physiological aspect of humans: fingerprints, irises, and facial features. The system has developed in to a weapon that is more portable and useful in verifying identities. Forces in Kosovo used it to help identify Kosovan workers coming on to the camps. The use of biometrics in today's environment has vastly improved since 2001 when U.S. Biometrics refers to the unique identifying features of people and the Department of Defense uses this measurement to help identify enemies. Ashley Bradley, 340th Transportation Detachment, uses the handheld interagency identity detection equipment to obtain a fingerprint from fellow unit member Pfc. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jason McCune, motor transport operator for the 340th Transportation Detachment from San Diego, sits still while his iris is scanned during a three-day biometrics class held here Mar. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army uses biometrics to identify enemies by using uniq.
Students learn how to use the crossmatch 300, a fingerprint scanning device part of biometrics automated toolset, during a three day class on biometrics.