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.
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.
The Defense Information School (DINFOS) has a long-standing tradition 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.
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.