Defense Visual Information Center
Encyclopedia
The Defense Visual Information Center (DVIC) is a division of the Defense Media Activity
(formerly the American Forces Information Service
) situated in March Air Reserve Base
in Moreno Valley, California
. It was established in 1994 after a consolidation of the Air Force Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) and the Navy's Still Records Media Center at Anacostia
(SMRC).
DVIC stores and preserves visual information records (VI) of the Military of the United States
and provides unrestricted information to the public.
Products and Services include Still Media, CD-ROM Still Photo Collections, Motion Media, Pre-1982 DoD VI records and Air and Space VI Records. The still media database consists of 167,000 images dating back to 1982.
Defense Media Activity
The Defense Media Activity falls under the Department of Defense and tries to modernize DoD media operations by consolidating military service and DoD media components into a single, integrated and transformed organization.-Divisions:...
(formerly the American Forces Information Service
American Forces Information Service
The American Forces Information Service was a United States Department of Defense-providing news service that supplied information about the U.S. military. Department of Defense Directive 5105.74 disestablished AFIS on October 1, 2008 and created the Defense Media Activity...
) situated in March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base
March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452d Air Mobility Wing , the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force...
in Moreno Valley, California
Moreno Valley, California
Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...
. It was established in 1994 after a consolidation of the Air Force Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) and the Navy's Still Records Media Center at Anacostia
Anacostia
Anacostia is a historic neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Its historic downtown is located at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue It is the most famous neighborhood in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, located east of the Anacostia River, after which the...
(SMRC).
DVIC stores and preserves visual information records (VI) of the Military of the United States
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
and provides unrestricted information to the public.
Products and Services include Still Media, CD-ROM Still Photo Collections, Motion Media, Pre-1982 DoD VI records and Air and Space VI Records. The still media database consists of 167,000 images dating back to 1982.