Defense Information School
 |
|
 |
|
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 1946 |
| Headquarters |
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland,  United States of America39°05′52″N 76°44′59″W / 39.0979°N 76.7498°WCoordinates: 39°05′52″N 76°44′59″W / 39.0979°N 76.7498°W |
| Motto | "Strength Through Truth" |
| Agency executive |
|
| Parent agency | Defense Media Activity |
| Website | www |
The Defense Information School, or DINFOS, is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) school located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. DINFOS fulfills the Department of Defense's need for an internal corps of professional journalists, broadcasters, and public affairs professionals. Members from all branches of the U.S. military, DoD civilians and international military personnel attend DINFOS for training in public affairs, print journalism, photojournalism, photography, television and radio broadcasting, lithography, equipment maintenance and various forms of multimedia. The American Council on Education recommends college credit for most DINFOS courses.
The Army Information School was founded in 1946 at Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Other branches of the military merged with the Army Information School in 1948 to form the Armed Forces Information School at Fort Slocum, New York. The joint service venture disbanded due to poor enrollment until 1964, when Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Arthur Sylvester chartered DINFOS. DINFOS moved to Fort Benjamin Harrison, just outside Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1965 where it remained until its 1995 move to Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
...
Wikipedia