Defense Imagery Management Operations Center

The Defense Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC) is a U.S. government entity under the Defense Media Activity (DMA), established in 2008 as part of DoD restructuring per BRAC 2005 directives. DIMOC centrally collects, processes, disseminates, and archives DoD audiovisual records, including millions of still and motion images from the 1890s to current operations. Key activities involve digitization (initiated 2013), metadata automation, FOIA/OPSEC reviews, and public release of non-current imagery via the DVI Archival Framework, enabling declassification after 25-year reviews. Notable achievements include policy expansion for releasing legacy military media from all branches and making collections publicly accessible online through DVIDS. It operates actively from Fort Meade, MD, supporting global DoD documentation without direct ties to UAP/UFO research in available records.