Defense Media Activity

U.S. Department of Defense

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Defense.gov

Defense.gov is the official Department of Defense website and a good starting point for finding U.S. military information onliine.

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American Forces Press Service

The American Forces Press Service (AFPS) is the news service provided by the Defense Media Activity to provide news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world.

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Pentagon Channel

The Pentagon Channel is a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is widely available on US Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channels and can be viewed globally via the Internet.

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DOD Live

DOD Live provides Department of Defense and military service organizations an official blog platform to enage with audiences within the social media world.

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Defense Imagery

A wide range of products and services are available to fulfill the need for imagery of DoD operations and activities.

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Defense Information School

The Defense Information School has a long standing tradition of producing outstanding Public Affairs and Visual Information personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Airman Magazine

Airman Magazine is the official magazine of the U.S. Air Force and reports on information and news about and of interest to Air Force members.

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Soldiers Magazine

Soldiers Magazine is the official magazine of the U.S. Army and reports on information and news about and of interest to Army members.

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Marines Magazine

Marines Magazine is the official magazine of the U.S. Marine Corps and reports on information and news about and of interest to Marine Corps members.

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Joint Hometown News Service

The Joint Hometown News Service manages DOD's Hometown News program which offers a free service highlighting the accomplishments and worldwide activities of individual members of the U.S. armed forces to over 14,000 newspapers, television and radio stations.

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Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes is an American newspaper that reports on matters affecting the members of the United States Armed Forces. It operates from inside DMA, but remains editorially separate from the Department of Defense.

Our Mission

To provide a broad range of high quality multimedia products and services to inform, educate, and entertain Department of Defense audiences around the world.

Our Vision

To be a world-class multimedia organization that skillfully uses and teaches state-of-the-art communication tools and methods and is attuned to the needs of our clients and audiences.

Defense Media Activity (DMA) is the Department of Defense's direct line of communication for news and information to U.S. forces worldwide. The agency presents news, information and entertainment on a variety of media platforms, including radio, television, internet, print media and emerging media technologies. DMA informs millions of active, Guard and Reserve service members, civilian employees, contractors, military retirees and their families in the U.S. and abroad.

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The DMA Video

DMA is designed to modernize and streamline media operations by consolidating military service and DoD media components into a single, joint, integrated multimedia communications organization. DMA was established in October 2008 as a result of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act. The agency consolidates the Soldiers Media Center, Naval Media Center, Marine Corps News, Air Force News Service and American Forces Information Service into a single field activity. DMA also includes Stars and Stripes newspaper and the Defense Information School. In October 2011 DMA celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art headquarters and production facility at Ft. Meade, Maryland.

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