May 17, 2012
DINFOS FEATURES

U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., holding a folded American flag, is saluted by an honor guard Airman during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. Douglas was the commander of Defense Media Activity, American Forces Network (Pacific) at Fort Meade. (U.S. Air Force photo by ValGempis/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., holding a folded American flag, is saluted by an honor guard Airman during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., holding a folded American flag, is saluted by an honor guard Airman during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012.

U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., center left, and family members bow their heads in prayer during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. Douglas was the commander of Defense Media Activity, American Forces Network (Pacific) at Fort Meade. To his left is retired Air Force Col. Michael J. Muznich, the presiding official. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis/Released)

U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., center left, and family members bow their heads in prayer during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. Douglas was the commander of Defense Media Activity. U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., center left, and family members bow their heads in prayer during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. Douglas was the commander of Defense Media Activity.

U.S. Air Force Col. Clifton Douglas Jr., right; and his wife, Donna, center; look on as Col. Michael J. Muznich, the presiding official, reads a certificate for Donna during his retirement ceremony at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., May 11, 2012. Douglas was the commander of Defense Media Activity, American Forces Network (Pacific) at Fort Meade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis/Released)

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TRAINING DEPARTMENTS AND COURSES
Broadcast Operations and Maintenance - BOMD provides training in two disciplines of study: Broadcast Maintenance and Broadcast Operations.
Visual Communication - VCOMM teaches seven basic and intermediate level courses to all branches of the armed services, DoD civilians and international military students in video production and documentation, still photography, multimedia illustration and reprographics.
Public Affairs - PAD trains enlisted students in four different courses with instruction comprising three distinct disciplines: public affairs, journalism, and photojournalism.
Public Affairs Leadership - PALD - instruction focuses on the doctrine, principles, techniques, and application of military public affairs.
Distance Education Office - DEO and development team members leverage training and education technologies; develop training products and support materials for resident, non-resident, and distributed learning programs.
OUR MOTTO: "STRENGTH THROUGH TRUTH"
The Defense Information School (DINFOS) has a long-standing mission of producing outstanding Public Affairs and Visual Information personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense. We are a component of the Defense Media Activity.
DINFOS HIGHLIGHTS
Deputy Chief of Navy Information Speech at recent Syracuse Graduation
CBS Highlights Military Photographer of the Year MSgt Jeremy Lock
Military Photographer of the Year
DINFOS welcomes members of the Israel Defense Force
SPECIAL EVENTS
TJ Awards - Thomas Jefferson Awards
The Thomas Jefferson Awards Program is a competition for military print and broadcast products.
VI Production Awards The competition was created in 1998 as an outgrowth of DepSecDef Management Reform #9, which had to do with audiovisual materials created within the Department.
20th Annual DoD WMP Workshop This Workshop provides advanced instruction on how to communicate more effectively using the visual media of photography and photojournalism.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS
  DINFOS Distinguished International Alumni Program

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