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DoD Visual Information Archives

As part of our mission of central VI management for the Department of Defense, DIMOC provides VI distribution services to the DoD, other U.S. Government departments, archivists, historians, the media and interested members of the general public. 

Please read the Public Use Notice of Limitations governing DoD Visual Information.

1. The DVIA hosts all DoD Visual Information holdings more than 180 days old.

2. Please use your DoD CAC to register for a DIMOC account.

*Note: If you have a VISION ID, you have an account.

  • If you are unsure, try to login.  If you cannot login with your CAC, register here.
  • If you encounter problems with registration, please contact DIMOC at 1-888-743-4662 or use our customer service form to request assistance.
  • If you are asked for credit card information, please enter only an address. You are not charged for downloads through this site. Please contact our customer service if you encounter problems. 

CERTIFICATE NOTICE: On April 20, 2016, DIMOC installed new certificates on several servers used for login. You may receive a warning that the site cannot be trusted, however, the site is secure. You may accept the risk and continue to connect to the site. More information about our certificates.

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 As the primary ingest point for publicly released DoD Visual Information, DVIDS hold the majority of released born-digital VI holdings dating back to 2005. DVIDS allows the user to search VI by service, unit, date, location and media type (such as still, b-roll, video production or magazine). 

*While no CAC is required, a DVIDS account is needed to download media. Non-DoD personnel are limited to the Media/Reporter/Blogger, Military Family Member or Friend of the Military registration option


The Department of Defense website also holds a significant amount of other publicly released DoD VI produced for DoD News.



 

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the final repository for DoD Visual Information selected for inclusion in its archives. It also holds a great deal of DoD VI that arrived through other channels.


*Registration is optional, but it allows better access to the site as well as customization.