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]

Operations

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]

A photo removed from DVIDS showing Command Master Chief Nancy Estrada speaking at a LGBT Pride Month celebration

In 2025, DVIDS took down all "news and feature articles, photos, and videos that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)."[10][11][12] A previous mass removal was done in 2021 to protect Afghans[13].

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Is DVIDS run by the military?", DVIDS website
  2. ^ dvidshub. YouTube.
  3. ^ The Red Bull Express, newsletter of the 34th Infantry Division
  4. ^ "Round-Up" (PDF). Newsletter of US Regional Command Southwest, Afghanistan.
  5. ^ About DVIDS DVIDS website
  6. ^ DefenseTV, DVIDS website
  7. ^ "DVIDS Extends U.S. Military News & Information App 'DefenseTV' to Amazon Fire TV", CHIPS, Department of the Navy magazine, 10 April 2015
  8. ^ [1], Military 24/7
  9. ^ Personnel, DVIDS website
  10. ^ Mitchell, Billy (2025-02-27). "DOD leadership orders components to scrub DEI content across websites, social media". DefenseScoop. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  11. ^ "War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge". AP News. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  12. ^ "Pentagon Releases Digital Content Refresh Memorandum". U.S. Department of Defense. 2025-02-27.
  13. ^ Mike, Glenn (2021-11-01). "Pentagon deletes Afghan war photos from Defense Department website". The Washington Times.
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