Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5040.02
October 27, 2011
Incorporating Change 1, Effective July 8, 2016
ATSD(PA)
SUBJECT: Visual Information (VI)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5040.02 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the
authority in DoDI 5122.05 (Reference (b)) to implement policy and assign responsibilities
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-130 (Reference (c)), and DoD
Directive (DoDD) DoDD 5105.74 (Reference (d)), and DoDD 5015.2DoDI 5015.02
(Reference (e)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for managing DoD
VI records, resources, and activities (see Enclosure 2), other than creation, acquisition, and life-
cycle management of VI productions as prescribed in DoDI 5040.07 (Reference (f).
c. Establishes prohibited alteration policy to ensure the absolute credibility of official DoD
imagery in and outside the DoD in accordance with Reference (b).
d. Continues to authorize the Joint Combat Camera (COMCAM) Program, the DoD Joint
Combat Camera Planning Group (JCCPG), and the Defense VI Steering Committee (DVISC)
(see Enclosure 3) consistent with DoDI 5105.18 (Reference (g)).
e. Authorizes the establishment of the Defense VI (DVI) Directorate and the Defense
Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC).
f. Disestablishes the Joint Combat Camera Center (JCCC), DVI Center (DVIC), and the
Joint VI Services Distribution Activity (JVISDA) and transfers the Joint Combat Camera Center
(JCCC), the DVIC, and JVISDA missions, functions, and responsibilities to the DIMOC.
g. Prescribes procedures for the use of the VI Professional Identifier (Vision ID).
