SUBJECT:

   VISION  ID  ANNOUNCEMENT  

 
THE  VISUAL  INFORMATION  RECORD  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  (VIRIN)  
CONTAINS  DATA  DEEMED  BY  OSD  AS  PERSONALLY  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION  
(PII).    REFERENCE  DTM  07-­‐015-­‐USD(P&R)  –  DOD  SSN  REDUCTION  PLAN,  MARCH  
28,  2008.    THIS  DATA  IS  THE  LAST  FOUR  NUMBERS  OF  THE  PHOTOGRAPHER’S  SSN  
AND  THE  FIRST  INITIAL  OF  THEIR  LAST  NAME.    THIS  PII  IS  BEING  REPLACED  
WITH  A  NEW  IDENTIFIER  CALLED  THE  VISION  ID.  
 
THE  CURRENT  VIRIN  CONSISTS  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  ‘FIELDS’  OF  INFORMATION:    
THE  DATE,  SERVICE  LETTER,  SSN+INITIAL,  AND  SEQUENCE  NUMBER  WITH  EACH  
FIELD  SEPARATED  BY  DASHES.      
 
EXAMPLE  CURRENT  VIRIN:  100120-­‐F-­‐1207R-­‐001.    
EXAMPLE  VISION  ID  FOR  THIS  PHOTOGRAPHER:    AB123.      
EXAMPLE  NEW  VIRIN:    100120-­‐F-­‐AB123-­‐001.      
 
VISION  ID  CONSISTS  OF  TWO  LETTERS  AND  THREE  NUMBERS  IN  THAT  ORDER.    
THE  VIRIN  CONTINUES  TO  BE  USED  AND  THE  VISION  ID  IS  PART  OF  THE  NEW  
VIRIN  CONVENTION.  
 
THE  VISION  ID  IS  PERMANENTLY  ASSIGNED  TO  SERVICE  MEMBERS  IN  THE  
VISUAL  INFORMATION  AND  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS  CAREER  FIELDS.    VISION  ID  
IDENTIFIERS  HAVE  BEEN  CREATED  FOR  VI  AND  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS  PERSONNEL  
WHO  HAVE  SUBMITTED  IMAGERY  TO  THE  DOD  RECORDS  CENTER.    PERSONNEL  
WITHOUT  IMAGERY  AT  THE  RECORDS  CENTER  WILL  HAVE  A  VISION  ID  CREATED  
WHEN  THE  INDIVIDUAL  REGISTERS  WITH  THE  RECORDS  CENTER.  
 
EFFECTIVE  1  FEBRUARY  2011,  PERSONNEL  MAY  REGISTER  AND  OBTAIN  THEIR  
VISION  ID.    ONCE  THE  VISION  ID  HAS  BEEN  ASSIGNED,  PERSONNEL  ARE  
REQUIRED  TO  USE  IT.    ALL  VI  AND  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS  PERSONNEL  ARE  REQUIRED  
TO  OBTAIN  AND  USE  A  VISION  ID  FOR  ALL  VI  MATERIAL  WHERE  A  VIRIN  IS  
ASSIGNED.  
 
PERSONNEL  GO  TO  HTTPS://VIPRO.DEFENSEIMAGERY.MIL/  AND  FOLLOW  THE  
INSTRUCTIONS  ON  THE  WEB  SITE  TO  OBTAIN  THEIR  VISION  ID.    THE  VISION  ID  
WILL  BE  CONFIRMED  VIA  EMAIL.    PLEASE  REMIND  PERSONNEL  TO  ENTER  AN  
ACCURATE  OFFICIAL  EMAIL  ADDRESS  DURING  REGISTRATION.    COMMON  ACCESS  
CARDS  ARE  REQUIRED  TO  REGISTER  TO  ENSURE  PROPER  ASSIGNMENT  OF  VISION  
ID.  
 
FOR  QUESTIONS  ABOUT  THE  VISION  ID,  OR  PROBLEMS  REGISTERING  FOR  THE  
VISION  ID,  CONTACT  DIMOC  CUSTOMER  SUPPORT  AT  1-­‐888-­‐743-­‐4662  or  DSN  795-­‐
9872  OR  USE  THE  CUSTOMER  SERVICE  LINK  AT  WWW.DEFENSEIMAGERY.MIL.