BASIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST WRITERS COURSE CLASS 110-07 GRADUATES

Top graduate Air Force Master Sgt. Beth Galbraith receives her honors diploma from Army Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, Army Public Affairs Center - Materiel NCOIC, at graduation ceremonies on Nov. 27, 2007 for the Basic Public Affairs Specialist Writers Course students. Click here for more photos.

DRILL SERGEANT DEHATTING CEREMONY

Illustration by Navy Seaman John O'Neill Herrera. More photos and story.

JEFF JURGENSEN

Retired United States Marine Corps Maj. Jeff Jurgensen is an instructor in the Public Affairs Leadership Department at the Defense Information School. While serving in the Marine Corps, the Oak Park, Ill, native was a combat correspondent assigned to duty stations throughout the world. The last book he read was "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. His favorite movie is "Dr. Strangelove." (Photo by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar)

BASIC MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST COURSE CLASS 050-07 GRADUATES

Navy students view a slide presentation that showcases their visual artistic work they have completed during their 109 training days at the Defense Information School. more photos (Photos by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

1ST SGT. BROWN HONORED AT AMERICAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL

Darryl Worley, a country musician, performs at the American Freedom Festival in Washington, D.C. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. One hundred percent of the event's proceeds went to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans and their families. Story here, more photos (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse B. Awalt)

BPAS-B 110-07 STUDENTS GRADUATE

Students graduate from the Basic Public Affairs Specialist Broadcaster course. This course provides knowledge/skills needed to train broadcast journalists to support public affairs journalism and broadcast missions throughout the Armed Forces. It is designed to train the student to assume the role of a military broadcaster in an American Forces Radio and Television Service outlet or on a ship, post, base or station public affairs office. (Photos by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar)

MARINE CORPS CELEBRATES 232ND BIRTHDAY

U.S. Marines Corps service members all over the world celebrate their 232nd birthday, Nov. 10, 2007. The local Marine Corps Birthday Ball at was held Club Meade at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Nov. 9, 2007 and included a color guard, the cutting of the birthday cake, and a formal dinner. Click here for more photos. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force)

MARINE STAFF SGT. DUSTIN DUNK HONORED

Marine Staff Sgt. Dustin Dunk, a Broadcast Operations and Maintenance Department instruct at the Defense Information School receives his new rank in a ceremony in his honor at the Hall of Heroes Nov. 1, 2007. Dunk is pinned by Marine Maj. Rebecca Goodrich-Hinton, former commanding officer, Marine Detachment Fort Meade and his wife Stephanie Dunk. More photos… (Photos by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Gangemi)

BPAS-W 100-07 STUDENTS GRADUATE

Students graduate from the Basic Public Affairs Specialist-Writer course Nov. 2, 2007 after learning to communicate through the print medium. The 56-day course is performance-based and combines instruction in writing, photojournalism and public affairs. As a final exam, each class produces a 24-to-36-page newspaper called The Final Cut. The class prepares stories, photographs, design and layout for The Final Cut. More photos. (Photo by Navy Petty Officer Second Class Tommy Gilligan)

BASIC MULTIMEDIA ILLUSTRATOR COURSE CLASS 070-07 GRADUATES

A graduation ceremony was held for the Basic Multimedia Illustrator Course class 060-07 Sept. 25, 2007. This 66-academic-day consists of manual graphics, computer graphics design and interactive multimedia training. More than half the course involves computer graphics and electronic imaging training, while the rest of the course gives students a solid foundation in traditional art training. (Photo by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar) More photos…

ARMY MASTER SGT. SIDNEY WILLIAMS HONORED

Army Master Sgt. Sidney Williams is recognized in a promotion ceremony at DINFOS Nov. 1, 2007. More photos… (Photo by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar)

BIG GAME AT THE MARDET

Marine Detachment Fort Meade commanding officer Marine Capt. Danny Chung grabs a reception during last month's faculty vs. students Public Affairs Leadership Department flag football game. Showing the skipper absolutely no respect are 2nd Lt. Greg Wolf of Chapel Hill, N.C. (left) and lst Lt. Andrew Hurd of Knoxville, Tenn. The students won the contest by a six-touchdown margin. More photos… (Photos by Rick Haverinen)

NEW DINFOS INSTRUCTORS GRADUATE

Instructor Training Course class 010-08 graduated here Nov. 6, 2007. The training lasts three weeks and prepares newly assigned personnel for instructor duty. ITC is the first phase of the instructor certification process. Once instructors complete three levels of performing proficiency they are then certified. Instructors can also go on to attain master instructor status, which entails completion of six training modules, a written exam and an oral board.

HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY

President George W. Bush lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the 2006 Veteran's Day ceremony. More photos… (All photos courtesy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

DON BISHOP VISITS DINFOS

Defense Information School commandant Navy Capt. Curry Graham, right, welcomes Donald M. Bishop, foreign policy advisor to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps to DINFOS Oct. 31, 2007. More photos…(Photo by Army Pfc. Stacey Bonnar)