The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), formerly the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, is an operation supported by the Defense Media Activity (DMA). It provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. It supports all branches of the U.S. military and combatant commands worldwide.[1]
A network of portable Ku-band satellite transmitters and IP video encoders connected to its 24/7 Cloud Network Operations Center, feed DVIDS with PR and combat content, including live video feeds.[2] DVIDS broadcasts videos, photographs, podcasts, audio, webcasts, interviews, and print products (e.g., publications).[3][4][5]
The service currently uses cutting edge cloud technologies and operates 100% from the cloud with government code integrated with IAAS (Infrastructure as a Service) It operates DefenseTV, a military television over the top box app accessed through FireTV, Chromecast or Roku,[6][7] and offers the Military 24/7 mobile app, which delivers news, video, and photos supplied directly by deployed service members.[8] It maintains the DoD archive for worldwide operations.
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