scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

The provisions of this Instruction do not apply to the areas identified in enclosure 4 and in Executive Order 12951 (reference (m)).

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues reference (a) as a DoD Instruction consistent with reference (b), implements policies and assigns responsibilities under references (c) and (d), and cancels DoD 5020.2-C-1, DoD 5040.2-C-2, DoD 5040.2-C-3, DoD 5040.2-C-4, and DoD 5040.2-G (references (e) through (i)).

Sets DoD policy governing the Visual Information (VI) functional area, other than Combat Camera (COMCAM) (see DoD Directive 5040.4 (reference (j))), productions (see DoD Instruction 5040.7 (reference (k))), and imagery alterations (see DoD Directive 5040.5 (reference (l)).

Assigns responsibilities for managing DoD VI resources.

Authorizes establishing the DoD Joint Combat Camera Center (JCCC), Defense Visual Information Center (DVIC), and Joint Visual Information Services Distribution Activity (JVISDA).

Continues establishment of the DoD Visual Information Steering Committee (DVISC). See enclosure 3.