On a Celeste (Bluebird) colored disc, a shield blazoned: Purpure (Purple), detailed Sable (Black), a bordure Argent (Silver Gray), surmounted of another Gris (Dark Gray), the bordures counterchanged in base. The shield surmounted by a Celeste (Brittany Blue) terrestrial globe with Silver Gray landmasses and Sable grid lines and fimbriation, encircled by a diminished Celeste (Brittany Blue) annulet and three annulets Black, Purple and Silver Gray, the three annulets fimbriated Black, in chief five Yellow mullets formed in an arch, in base a Cinnamon wreath Yellow bearing Purple berries, between the wreath a bundle of five lightning bolts, bound by a ribbon of the first. All encircled by a White designation band edged Gold and inscribed DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY around the top and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE around the bottom in Dark Blue letters.
The Defense Media Activity consolidates five media groups into one--the American Forces Information Service, the Soldiers Media Center, U.S. Marine Corps News, Naval Media Center and Air Force News Agency. The five stars represent each of these media groups. The shield symbolizes defense and safe guarding freedom. Purple represents the joint military mission of the activity. The annulets represent the strata of air waves expanding outward into the infinite. The globe symbolizes worldwide media coverage. The annulet combined with the globe depicts a camera lens as it reflects an image of the globe. The cinnamon wreath represents success and championship of all forms of communication. The bundle of lightning bolts is a reference to the speed with which communications travel through the five media groups combined as one.