The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), formerly the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, is an operation supported by the Defense Media Activity (DMA). It provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. It supports all branches of the U.S. military and combatant commands worldwide.^[1]

A network of portable Ku-band satellite transmitters and IP video encoders connected to its 24/7 Cloud Network Operations Center, feed DVIDS with PR and combat content, including live video feeds.^[2] DVIDS broadcasts videos, photographs, podcasts, audio, webcasts, interviews, and print products (e.g., publications).^[3][4][5]

The service currently uses cutting edge cloud technologies and operates 100% from the cloud with government code integrated with IAAS (Infrastructure as a Service) It operates DefenseTV, a military television over the top box app accessed through FireTV, Chromecast or Roku,^[6][7] and offers the Military 24/7 mobile app, which delivers news, video, and photos supplied directly by deployed service members.^[8] It maintains the DoD archive for worldwide operations.

Scott Betts leads the Department of Defense DVIDS program via Defense Media Activity, at Fort Meade, Maryland.^[9]

In 2025, DVIDS took down all “news and feature articles, photos, and videos that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).^[10]

• Public relations

• Official website
• DVIDS, Public Affairs Officers' qualification course, Defense Information School
• Photographs by DVIDS in Wikipedia Commons