The Defense Information School (DINFOS), located at Fort George G. Meade, Md., is the premier learning institution for organizational communication across the Department of Defense, the United States Government and the international community.

Like other Service and DoD training institutions, DINFOS has had to adjust operations over the past year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are scheduled to attend a DINFOS course, click here to visit our Coronavirus update page for up-to-date, calendar and reporting information.

DINFOS instruction covers a variety of subject areas, including public affairs writing, photography, photojournalism, television and radio broadcasting, lithography, broadcast equipment maintenance, and various forms of multimedia. Click here for a list of DINFOS courses.

DINFOS trains more than 2,600 military, DOD civilian, international military, and interagency students across 19 basic, intermediate and advanced public affairs and visual information courses.

An extensive knowledge base of trusted resources related to DoD PA/VI accessible, searchable and available 24/7, PAVILION expands the DINFOS mission to train and sustain professional communicators for the DoD and its partners, no matter their mission or experience. Click to learn more.