FWA Visitor's Center — Attraction in Fairbanks

I turned in my CAC and in return received my DD214. I had to go off post to get my forms of ID to be made a dependent under my husband and I called the visitor center ahead to see what I needed to be able to get a pass to get on. I gathered everything they asked for and then when I went in to get the pass they denied me because the guard I spoke to didn’t believe me when I told him I had to turn in my CAC because it wasn’t the experience he had and refused to give me a pass so I could get on post to get my dependent card JUST SO I COULD GO HOME because I lived on post. So I was essentially refused access because this dude didn’t believe me. Very rude and miscommunication on...

Will take 45 minutes or more to get a single day pass even with your military sponsor there. It took us 45 minutes and they only did THREE people ahead of us… So ridiculous and the people checking you in to get your pass are SO slow with zero sense of efficiency or urgency. The line was to the door with 10 people behind me by time I got up to the front. Something major changed recently because a month ago it was super fast and they were military workers, now it appears to be contracted security workers in non military uniforms. Give yourself an hour and...

The rules have changed for base access from 10 years ago. Have a sponsor meet you on base if you want to get a pass, as a non-DoD contractor, otherwise you'll have stood in line fruitlessly. The visitors center processes about 1 sponsor and visitor every 15 minutes, so if you are 5th in line, be prepared to stand for an hour. Friendly staff once I got up to the counter, but the rules are firm, yet not posted...