DINFOS Live

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, we meet the new commandant of the Defense Information School, U.S. Army Col. Richard McNorton, and learn about his vision for the schoolhouse and the information career field within the DOD. We also meet Intermediate Motion Media Course instructors Mr. Michael DaGrossa and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Brady, who describe the intricacies of the course and what went into its transformation from a 25-day course to a 35-day one.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, Defense Information School Instructor U.S. Air Force Maj. David J. Murphy speaks to DINFOS Instructor U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Tannner about his experience shooting the Dec. 12 Army vs. Navy football game. Tanner spoke about the importance of picking the right gear and settings when shooting an event like a football game or any fast moving subjects and how the training at DINFOS helps prepare students to be able to capture them.

On this month's episode of DINFOS Live, Defense Information School Instructor U.S. Air Force Maj. David J. Murphy speaks to DINFOS Instructor U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Tannner about his experience shooting the Dec. 12 Army vs. Navy football game. Tanner spoke about the importance of picking the right gear and settings when shooting an event like a football game or any fast moving subjects and how the training at DINFOS helps prepare students to be able to capture them.

On this month's episode, we talk to the Air Force District of Washington Director of Public Affairs, Maj. Bryant Davis about the public affairs dynamics that go into supporting the Air Force Memorial and how the principles taught at DINFOS prepared him to execute this mission successfully. If you have questions for our guest, leave them in the comments below. Watch the episode LIVE on November 16 at 1400!

On this week’s episode of DINFOS Live we welcome the Defense Information School’s Public Affairs and Communication Strategy Directorate director, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Patterson, on to talk about the PACS-Qualification program and the changes it has undergone during the last two years since it transitioned from the old Public Affairs Qualification Course. He’ll explain why the Department of Defense fundamentally changed the way it trains its public affairs officers and how the course works.

On this month’s episode we discuss the Mass Communication Foundations Writing course with MC1 Scott Swofford and the importance of podcasting in depth with Defense Information School instructor Stephanie Hatcher.

On this episode of DINFOS Live we’re talking about social media and implementation. We’ll be welcoming Mr. Kuande Hall, DINFOS Social Media Training Office program manager, to talk about the upcoming DINFOS Social Media Forum and what to expect from this annual training event taking place Sept. 14 & 15, 2023. We’ll also be closing the loop on the RPIE process by welcoming returning DINFOS PACS-Q instructors U.S. Army Maj. Judy Marlowe and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Morris who will be talking to us about Implementation. Implementation is the I in the RPIE process which also includes Research, Planning and Evaluation, all of which have been discussed on a previous DINFOS Live episodes. With Implementation we’ll be talking about how public affairs/comm strat professionals take the tactics determined in the planning phase and actually describe them in such a way that any other PA/CS professional can understand and act upon them.

On this episode of DINFOS Live we’ll be talking to the Joint Base Anacostia Bolling public affairs chief and deputy U.S. Air Force Capt. Kali Gradishar and Mr. Gregory Hapgood. They’ll be talking about how they’ve localized subject matter prep documents for use in media interviews which was used to prepare members for an interview on CNN Live with Jake Tapper. They’ll also talk about press conference preparation training that helped their commander conduct a press conference when we had an armed base intruder captured on base. And finally, how communication planning training, plus acquired experience, to develop a commplan for the DoD’s first-ever joint base service lead transfer in 2020 when DoD transferred authority of JBAB from the Navy to the Air Force.

On this episode of DINFOS Live we'll be welcoming three Defense Media Award winners to the program to discuss their winning work, their thoughts on what set them apart from the competition and any advice or recommendations they may have to help others win competitions. So join us May 22, 2022, at 2 p.m. to hear from Staff Sgt. Jordan Martin, DOD Communicator of the Year, SPC Matthew Mackintosh, Military Photographer of the Year and Roland Balick, Thomas Jefferson Civilian Writer of the Year.

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B-roll of multiple F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, taxi during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 19, 2022. RF-N 22-3 provides realistic combat training that saves lives while increasing combat effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makenna Gott)