The Marine Corps has started full-rate production on a portable device that can capture fingerprints and iris and face scans, helping Marines tell friend from foe on the battlefield. According to a recent release, the Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps Increment 2 is set to be fielded in spring 2020. It’s smaller and easier to use than the first version of the Marines’ biometric identification system and is designed for use at entry control points. Officials say they expect the device to save Marines’ lives. Read more at Marines.mil.