Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vought

DVIDS NCOIC / Senior Marine Liaison
jvought@dvidshub.net
678-421-6820

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vought is a ten-year United States Marine Corps combat correspondent and public affairs leader. During his career, SSgt Vought has performed in the Marine Corps Public Affairs field multiple duties and assignments from print, photo, radio and television broadcast, media escort and community relations.

It was his first duty station in Camp Pendleton, CA, that SSgt Vought cultivated his passion for still and moving images. During his time there, he deployed for the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 1st Force Service Support Group. In 2004, he began his specialization into videography and television journalism through follow-onschooling and assignment to AFN Hawaii. His broadcast duties took him throughout the Pacific during his time in Hawaii. In 2007, SSgt Vought continued to further his education in journalism at Syracuse University, where he graduated at the top of the Military Motion Media class and was assigned to the Defense Media Activity-Marine Corps Element in Arlington, VA. During his time in Virginia, SSgt. Vought completed a successful deployment to Afghanistan where he served as the Operation Chief, AFN Afghanistan, leading 30 joint-service broadcasters in daily operations.

SSgt. Vought is a graduate of Marine Corps Recruit Training; Basic Journalist Course and Basic Broadcaster Course; Intermediate Photojournalism Course; Electronic Journalism Course; Advanced Electronic Journalism; Corporals Course NCO Academy; Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival; The Army's Basic Airborne Course; Syracuse University Military Motion Media Course; Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy Career Course.

SSgt. Vought joined the DVIDS team in 2011.