1、 Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5160.48 March 21,2011 Incorporating Change 1,Effective November 20,2017 ATSD(PA)SUBJECT:DoD Public Affairs and Visual Information(PA&VI)Education and Training(E&T)References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This Instruction:a.Reissues DoD Directive(DoDD)5160.48(Ref
2、erence(a)as a DoD Instruction(DoDI)in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5122.05(Reference(b)to establish policy and assign responsibilities for PA&VI E&T across the DoD.b.Designates the Defense Information School(DINFOS)in the Defense Media Activity(DMA)as the principal source of PA&VI E&T commo
3、n core training in the DoD.The DINFOS charter is at Enclosure 2.c.Implements PA&VI E&T guidance in References(b)through(i).2.APPLICABILITY.This Instruction applies to OSD,the Military Departments,the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Combatant Commands,the O
4、ffice of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense,the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities within the DoD(hereafter referred to collectively as the“DoD Components”).3.DEFINITIONS.These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this Instru
