Defense Information School

The Defense Information School is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort George G. Meade, . DINFOS fulfills the Department of Defense's need for an internal corps of professional journalists, broadcasters, and public affairs professionals.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Educational institution
  • Description: DoD school located at Fort Meade, Maryland, US
  • Also known as: “Armed Forces Information School, DINFOS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Cryptologic Museum and National Vigilance Park.

Museum
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The is an American museum of cryptologic history that is affiliated with the National Security Agency. The first public museum in the U.S. is situated 2 miles northwest of Defense Information School.

Park
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The was a memorial to the military servicemen who participated in aerial reconnaissance during the Cold War. Dedicated on September 2, 1997, NVP was located just one block from the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort George G. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Defense Information School.

Railway station
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is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line. It is located along the Northeast Corridor; Amtrak trains operating along the corridor pass through but do not stop. is situated 2½ miles east of Defense Information School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Meade and Seven Oaks.

Village
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a census-designated place in , United States. The population was 9,324 at the 2020 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, Central Security Service, United States Cyber Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency, which are located on the U.S. Army post Fort George G.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Though it is included in the census-designated place of , it lies across from and the NSA, and is more a part of those communities. is situated 2½ miles east of Defense Information School.

Town
Photo: Ryan Stavely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a census-designated place in , United States, located approximately 10–20 minutes from the state capital, . is situated 2½ miles east of Defense Information School.

Defense Information School

Latitude
39.09822° or 39° 5′ 54″ north
Longitude
-76.75003° or 76° 45′ 0″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
87F536XX+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3655052626
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­educational_institution
Wiki­data ID
Q5251386
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Defense Information School” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كلية العلوم الدفاعية”
  • Catalan: “Escola d’Informació de Defensa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة معلومات الدفاع”
  • French: “Defense Information School”
  • German: “Defense Information School”
  • Japanese: “国防情報学校”
  • Russian: “Школа информации вооруженных сил”
  • Russian: “Школа информации вооружённых сил”
  • Russian: “Школа информационной службы вооруженных сил, DINFOS”
  • Swedish: “Defense Information School”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fire Station and Fort George G. Meade Museum.

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