...covered a wide range of Defence and infrastructure sectors and businesses, with some fascinating stands showcasing innovative solutions and ideas. For the team, and for many of the suppliers, it...
RAF Lakenheath will be the first permanent international site for US Air Force F35s in Europe. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017] We’ve spoken many times recently about our US Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme...
![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)
...spent a few years in Scotland and elsewhere working as a forestry contractor, before heading to forestry college. I was lucky enough to get a placement working in MOD forestry...
...generous tax breaks for production companies. HM Treasury wants Government departments to make more efficient use of their assets for taxpayers by looking for opportunities to offer spare capacity in...
...blog has covered the importance of the Defence training estate for our Armed Forces before, but did you know that we also make it available for training foreign forces? My...
...first aiders and are on hand to help when individuals need support. Throughout this pandemic, they have promoted resources and held 1-1s with individuals to check on their wellbeing. For...
...grateful for the opportunity to listen to new colleagues talk about their reasons for joining the organisation and their experiences of DIO so far. Portrait of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)...
...range of roosting and foraging opportunities for the enormous birds, with ample foraging areas for fish, the eagles’ preferred prey, as well as other food. Discussions are underway to find...
...due to an inexhaustible demand for timber. It was used for pit props, in trenches, tunnels and other construction, and turned into charcoal for use in gas masks. It’s hard...
![Gypsy Cove on the Falkland Islands. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Gypsy-Cove-1024x768.jpeg)
...working and welfare conditions on island for those who live and work in the South Atlantic. Moving to the Falklands The main reason I applied for the secondment was for...