DINFOS Live

At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, there’s no single profile of a participant. Veterans arrive from different branches, eras, and life experiences. Some are just beginning to navigate a new reality after injury. Others have spent decades adapting. But on the slopes, those differences fade, replaced by a shared pursuit of movement, independence, and community. Two Veterans, one...

What does it actually mean to heal? Recreation therapy takes the work done in PT, OT, and the clinic and puts it into real life. Today, that's fly fishing. From first-timers nervous to leave the house to Veterans already planning their return trip next year, the water has a way of bringing people back to themselves. Stay tuned all week for more episodes of the Downhill Daily! The National Disabled...

Join for episode 42 of DINFOS Live where we'll meet Lulu Meservey, the Founder of Rostra, and Former Chief Communications Officer of Activision Blizzard. Tune in as Lulu discusses crisis communications in the civilian sector, specifically in the tech and gaming industries.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, join us on Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. EST to learn all about the Defense Information School's Mobile Training Team program. Hear from and ask questions of the program's owner, Mel Weatherspoon, and Grant Devuyst, a DINFOS instructor.

On episode 40 of DINFOS Live, which broadcast Sep. 25 at 2 p.m., the DINFOS Live team went back on the road for a show at Joint Base Andrews. We learned about the unique public affairs missions of the 316th Wing, the 89th Airlift Wing and the Naval Air Facility Washington. Guests included U.S. Air Force Maj. Katrina Cheesman, 316th Wing PA chief, and Mr. Jhi Scott, NAF Washington PA chief and Staf...

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, Join us Oct. 30th at 2 p.m. EST for episode 41 of DINFOS Live where we'll be interviewing U.S. Army Col. David Butler, the strategic advisor for communications and outreach for the Chief of Staff of the Army. Tune in as Col. Butler discusses the evolving role of military public affairs and communication best practices and strategies from his many years of se...

Join us Oct. 30th at 2 p.m. EST for episode 41 of DINFOS Live where we'll be interviewing U.S. Army Col. David Butler, the strategic advisor for communications and outreach for the Chief of Staff of the Army. Tune in as Col. Butler discusses the evolving role of military public affairs and communication best practices and strategies from his many years of service.

On episode 40 of DINFOS Live, we go back on the road for a show at Joint Base Andrews. We'll learn about the unique public affairs missions of the 316th Wing, the 89th Airlift Wing and the Naval Air Facility Washington. Guests will include U.S. Air Force Maj. Katrina Cheesman, 316th Wing PA chief, and Mr. Jhi Scott, NAF Washington PA chief.

On episode 40 of DINFOS Live, we go back on the road for a show at Joint Base Andrews. We'll learn about the unique public affairs missions of the 316th Wing, the 89th Airlift Wing and the Naval Air Facility Washington. Guests will include U.S. Air Force Maj. Katrina Cheesman, 316th Wing PA chief, and Mr. Jhi Scott, NAF Washington PA chief.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we welcome Adobe's director of strategic development professional video, David Helmly, onto the show to talk to us about After Effects and how it can be leveraged to support commanders' priorities. Dave will demonstrate several tools and techniques with After Effects that viewers can easily integrate into their projects.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we discuss the importance and functionality of the military band and the role it plays as an information force for achieving commander’s intent. Our guests will be outgoing Chief of Air Force Bands for the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Mench, and his replacement U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Plosch. Learn about how ba...

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we discuss civilian public relations and how the career field compares and contrasts with military public affairs with our guest Doug Eldridge, owner and operator of Achilles PR.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we discussed the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Defense Information School with guests U.S. Army Maj. Cain Claxton, DINFOS Public Affairs and Communication Strategy directorate instructor, and Mr. Peter Robertson, DINFOS Mass Communication Foundations course instructor, and former DINFOS public affairs officer.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we'll be discussing the unique nature and mission of the Combat Camera information force and the Defense Information School's Visual Documentation Course, which trains and prepares Mass Communication Foundations Course graduates for Combat Camera units around the globe. To help us understand these concepts, we'll welcome two instructors from the VISDOC cours...

Join us Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. EST for DINFOS Live episode 33 where we’ll be discussing our International Military Student program. We’ll talk to Rivers Johnson, DINFOS International Military Student Officer, and Stefo Lehmann, Public Affairs for International Students Instructor, who will help us understand what goes into supporting and training our international students.

On this episode, we talk all about narratives, themes, messages and talking points as well as the advanced concept of narratology. You'll learn how these valuable communication tools play a vital role in meeting commander's intent and achieving leadership's priorities. Featuring guests U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mark Langford, Public Affairs and Communication Strategy Qualification Course instructor, and...

On Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. EST on episode 31 of DINFOS Live, we discussed all things livestreaming with the Defense Media Activity's Live Branch Operations Chief Honey Shewbert and Studio/Equipment Shop Manager Patrick Doran. Our guests discussed how livestreaming can help meet commander's intent, how DMA does it, and the fundamentals of setting up a viable live streaming operation for units large and s...

On episode 30 of DINFOS Live, our first ever on-the-road edition of the show, broadcasting direct from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall we talk to JBMHH Public Affairs Chief Sherry Kuiper and her command information chief, Pamela Kulokas. They will talk to us about the unique aspects of the communication mission at JBMHH and how the lessons learned at DINFOS have helped enable that mission.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we discuss the Defense Media Defense Activity's Defense Media Awards for the second year in a row by talking with three winners from this year's contest about how they created their award-winning work and what suggestions they can pass along to others in the career field to help them succeed. This month's guests are: Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year - D...

Welcome to Episode 29 of DINFOS Live. We'll talk to 2023 DINFOS Hall of Fame inductees Stacy Pearsall, Glenn Proctor, and Kathleen Rhem. Tune in live to hear and ask questions about their military and public affairs experiences and how those experiences shaped their civilian careers.

On DINFOS Live Episode 27 we discuss Motion Graphics with DINFOS Instructor, U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Matthew Duncker.

On episode 1 of DINFOS Live, we featured Kuande Hall, DINFOS Social Media Training Office manager. During that episode, he spoke of several best practices and concepts related to social media to help units maximize their efforts on relevant platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It's been two years since that episode, a lifetime in the world of technology and the internet, so we thought w...

On this month's episode 25 of DINFOS Live, scheduled for May 31 at 2 p.m. EST, we'll discuss next-level photojournalism best practices and techniques with instructors from the Defense Information School's Intermediate Photojournalism Course. Watch the episode LIVE on the official DINFOS YouTube and Facebook pages and on DVIDShub.net. Ask questions in the comments sections of these platforms during...

DINFOS Live Episode 24: On this month's episode, we’ll be talking about public affairs and visual information office management techniques with instructors from the Visual Information Management course here at Defense Information School. If you’re curious about what is taught during this course, or how best to take your PA office management to the next level, check out this month’s episode!

On this month's episode, we meet DINFOS Commandant, U.S. Army Col. Richard McNorton, and also talk about recent updates to the school's Intermediate Motion Media Course (IMMC) with instructors Michael DaGrossa and Tech. Sgt. Michael Brady. Links: pavilion.dinfos.edu/ PAVILION is an interactive learning tool and extensive knowledge base of trusted resources related to DoD PA/VI that is accessible,...