Family member ID card renewal Published Nov. 30, 2012 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- In accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-3026, Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Eligible Family Members, and Other Eligible Personnel, sponsors may apply for renewal of a family member's ID card 10 to 20 days prior to the card's expiration date. Sponsors may renew their family member's ID card early, or accompany their family member to sign the Department of Defense Form 1172-2, Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card. Sponsors with a common access card may also use the Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System to electronically sign the form. If the sponsor is unavailable or unable to sign the application, a general or special power of attorney is acceptable. Spouses and children 21 years or older must provide one form of picture ID and an additional form of ID at the time of renewal. For more information, call the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System/ID card office at (605) 385-2427.