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New ‘lifesaving’ biometric system reaches full-rate production - A Marine uses Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps Increment 2 to collect the fingerprints of exercise participants during user evaluation April 2019 in Muscatatuck, Indiana. IDS-MC Increment 2, a handheld device capable of capturing biometric data to identify suspects, reached full-rate production in fourth quarter 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Keystella Mitchell)

Marines evaluate biometric systems in tactical environment - A Marine uses a biometric system to collect the fingerprints of exercise participants during a humanitarian aid disaster relief scenario. In April 2019, a group of Marines and civilians participated in a series of roleplaying activities to test two intelligence systems the Corps is considering as a replacement biometric system. (U.S. Navy photo by Keystella Mitchell)

Marine Corps enhances forensics capability to make gathering data simple - U.S. Marine Cpl. Carlos Ramos gathers forensic material during tactical site exploitation training at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 12, 2018. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Identity Operations Team is working to enhance the Expeditionary Forensics Exploitation Capability, which is used to differentiate between friend or foe on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kindo Go)