CIVILIAN CONFERENCE A Pentagon tour guide describes historical artifacts in a display case to participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference as they tour the Pentagon. The group visited the Pentagon before a weeklong trip to observe operations within the command's area of responsibility. The JCOC program was created in 1948 by the first U.S. defense secretary, James V. Forrestal, and remains DoD's premier civic leader program. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 879631-V-LCL15-868.jpg Photo Gallery