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Country United States of America Branch United States Third Army Role Media and public relations | ||
The Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) is an American media and public relations operation run by Third Army/U.S. Army Central (denoted ARCENT) on behalf of the Department of the Army. DVIDS supports of all branches of the U.S. military and its coalition partners serving with U.S. Forces in the Central Command (denoted CENTCOM) area of responsibility and throughout the world.
Contents
DVIDS also maintains an archive for ongoing operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
Operations
DVIDS receives public affairs and combat-camera content, including live video feeds, from a network of portable Ku-band satellite transmitters, located in various places around the world, in a hub in Atlanta, Georgia. DVIDS provides to the media and the public videos, photographs and print products, including publications, as well as interviews with service members, commanders and non-military experts.
DVIDS currently uses Aspera software for its data and imagery transmission and storage needs. The Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System operates DefenseTV, a military television-channel accessed through FireTV, Chromecast or Roku.
The Director of DVIDS Operations is Logistics officer Major Scott M. Betts. He reports to the Defense Media Activity at Fort Meade, MD.
Private sector partners
The Third Army has awarded the contract for the provision of DVIDS services to Encompass Digital Media, Inc., a privately held, electronic media services company based in Atlanta, Georgia.