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Access

How do I access JBLM for my class?

When you register for classes, you will receive a Registration Receipt, either in person or by email. This needs to be presented to Military Police for access to the base, along with appropriate ID and documentation.

Due to changing security conditions, these procedures are subject to change with minimal notice. We will make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your enrollment process. However, the security of our armed forces cannot be compromised.

Do not call from the gate requesting someone to sponsor you. We cannot provide sponsors.

Obtaining a Term Pass for JBLM

You will need to present the following items to the Visitor Center at McChord or Lewis (located just prior to the front gates):

  1. Term registration receipt
  2. Current proof of registration of the car
  3. Current proof of insurance for the car
  4. An Enhanced Washington State Driver’s License or a Real ID Compliant ID.

Please Note: The process at the front gate can take up to an hour. Please plan accordingly.

Visitors with visitor pass questions should call the JBLM Lewis Main Visitor Center at 253-967-4794, JBLM McChord Field Visitor Center at 253-982-2588, or YTC Police Desk at 509-577-3236.

Identification

If you do not have an Enhanced WA Driver’s License or a Real ID compliant ID, you will need one of the following:

  • U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
  • Permanent resident card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-551)
  • Foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 with printed notation on a machine readable immigrant visa
  • Foreign passport with a current arrival-departure record or foreign passport with INS Form I-94/I- 94A bearing the same names as the passport and containing an endorsement of the alien’s nonimmigrant status, if that status authorizes the alien to work for an employer
  • Employment authorization document that contains a photograph (INS Form I-776)
  • Driver license or identification card issued by a State or outlying U.S. possession that is Real ID compliant. For Washington and Minnesota this is the Enhanced Driver License or Enhanced ID JBLM-issued Rapid Gate Identification
  • U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card or Transportation Worker ID Card issued by DHS
  • Native American tribal document
  • U.S. Government issued, authenticated Federal PIV credentials
  • For anyone under 18, a school ID card that contains a photo

For more information about the Real ID Act visit the Department of Homeland Security Website.