Do not pass on getting your new I.D. Published Jan. 10, 2011 By Senior Airman Alexandra M. Boutte 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The 2nd Security Forces Squadron is implementing a mass re-issue of restricted area badges for Air Force Global Strike Command personnel at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Restricted area badges are critical items to the base, and indicate areas where Airmen are authorized to enter. Nearly 5 percent of previously issued badges were lost or unaccounted for making the re-issue necessary. The mass re-issue is scheduled to be completed by the end of the month. "We are approaching a loss rate percentage that constitutes a mass re-issue," said Staff Sgt. Jamey Lee, 2 SFS assistant NCOIC of pass and I.D. According to the Standard Operating Instruction 31-2014, when the base has reached a certain lost badge rate, a mass re-issue is mandatory. The last mass re-issue was performed nearly five years ago in 2006. "Too many lost badges can be a problem if found in the wrong hands," said Senior Airman Tyvenskione Humphrey, 2 SFS pass and I.D. clerk. During the re-issue, the pass and I.D. office processed more than 400 badges a week - up from the office's usual 80 badges per- week maximum. In addition to the restricted area badges, the pass and I.D. office controls the defense biometric identification system on base, Geneva Convention and civilian I.D. cards. For information on receiving a new restricted area badge, contact your unit security manager.