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Planning on visiting your student or family members stationed at Goodfellow AFB? Here is some important information you will need to know prior to visiting.
VISITOR CONTROL CENTER
The Visitor Control Center (VCC) is located adjacent to the South Gate. Below are the hours of operation for the VCC.
When the VCC is closed, visitors can obtain passes at the South Gate (Jacobson Gate).
SPONSOR
You will need someone with a DoD ID card to ‘sponsor’ you to enter the base. Your sponsor must be present in order for you to receive a pass.
GATE HOURS
Both gates conduct 100% hands-on ID checks.
North Gate
South Gate (Jacobson Gate)
Main Entrance
Open Sunday - Saturday 24 hours
VISITOR’S PASS AND DOCUMENTS NEEDED
All visitors 16 years of age and older require a visitor’s pass to access the installation. All visitors that are 10 years of age and older will require to have a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check. Visitors who do not meet the requirements to enter the installation will be given an Acknowledgement of Base Access Denial Notification letter informing them why they cannot enter Goodfellow AFB.
Visitors who are denied access will be given information on how to file an appeal on the denial. Denial appeals can take anywhere from a month and a half to three months or longer, depending on the severity of the reason, to receive an answer back. All requested documentation will be mailed to the 17th Security Forces Squadron, 361 Apache Trail, Goodfellow AFB, TX 76908 or hand delivered to the Visitor Control Center located adjacent to the South Gate.
DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A VISITOR'S PASS
All visitors 16 years of age and older must have either a state issued driver’s license or identification (ID) card. All required documents must be original, valid and unexpired. Photocopies will not be accepted. All driver’s license and ID cards cannot contain any of the following markings, “Not Valid for Federal Purposes,” “Not for Use as Federal Identification,” “Federal Limits May Apply,” or any other similar phrase.
If your state issued driver’s license or ID card does contain any of those markings, then you will need to present another form of identification.
OTHER ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDs
INFORMATION SHEET FOR DBIDS PASS
Visitors can fill out an Information Sheet for DBIDS pass prior to coming to Goodfellow AFB. The information sheet must be filled out legibly by each visitor requesting access, to include those 10 years of age to 15 years of age. The information provided will be used to check your background as well as issue your pass.
Click link below to print an information sheet for DBIDS pass.
DBIDS Information Sheet
Required documents:
For questions or additional info, call the Visitor’s Center at (325) 654-4125.