TYNDALL AFB, Fla. - The “Installation of the Future” received the Air Force’s first Mobile Vehicle Access Control Inspection System (VACIS M6500) on Dec. 21. With it, the 325th Security Forces Squadron’s job to search commercial vehicles coming on base just got easier at Tyndall AFB. The dual-mode x-ray machine will rapidly expedite the search process for incoming vehicles as part of the 5-to-7 year rebuild of the NW Florida base devastated by Hurricane Michael in October 2018. “Compared to the traditional search method, the number of vehicles we can analyze now is unparalleled,” said Senior Airman Norman Shoemake, 325th SFS search specialist. The VACIS M6500 will allow for a drastic increase in performance time - from 15 minutes to two. As a bonus, search specialists believe the x-ray will act as a psychological deterrent for would-be offenders. (Source: Tyndall AFB 01/02/21)
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