...an integral part of our Five Powers Defence Arrangements, an agreement that ensures Defence co-operation between the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore. DIO has 16 LECs in Singapore...
The tornado was strong enough to completely rip off the roof of this building. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2024] RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is an extremely busy military site, which...
DIO Chief Executive Mike Green and Wg Cdr Fleming in the hangar which is to be redeveloped. [Crown Copyright MOD 2024] I’ve been working in the Falkland Islands for six...
Wild flowers on Horsea Island. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2024] I work as DIO’s ecologist for the South East region, spanning from Hampshire all the way over to Kent and...
...take a look at our resources from the DPRTE event by scanning the QR code below. Scan the QR code to find out more about what DIO do. [Crown Copyright/MOD2021] ...
![A LEC from Belize working on some plumbing. [Crown Copyright]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/Belize-Brian-Robles-Plumber-1024x768.jpg)
...Asia Moving to the Far East, we have 16 LECs in Singapore who run the strategic oil fuel depot for UK and foreign naval vessels. During refuelling they connect hoses,...
The Ten Tors Challenge in full flow at Dartmoor (Crown Copyright MOD 2024) As the Training Safety Officer for Dartmoor I cover the Dartmoor Training Area from our office in...
Chris and Wraith at work. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2024]Working within the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS), colleagues and I play a key part in safeguarding national security. Our...
Barton Road Ranges in use (Crown Copyright/MOD 2024) I am the Training Safety Marshal for East Anglia Training Areas which includes Barton Road Rifle Range. Barton Road Rifle Range is...
![A Gurkha trainee, wearing full uniform including helmet and body armour, and carrying his weapon and a bergen, kneels in an area of young, growing trees. A mature wood is in the background. [Crown Copyright/MOD2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/09/IMG_1599cropped-copy-e1544028628324-1024x681.jpg)
A Gurkha recruit from ITC Catterick moving across woodland plantation. I bet you didn’t know that 'forester' was a real job in the Ministry of Defence, but if you think...