A Sapper Goes to Cyprus
...blow somewhat and was a welcome reminder of the vital humanitarian work the Armed Forces conducts. DIO manages the water supply on the Western Sovereign Base Area, including a reservoir,...
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How this wall was used to prepare for the Normandy Landings
...help training troops practise techniques to attack and breach the German defences across Western Europe. The original Atlantic Wall was a series of armouries, bunkers and both natural and man-made...
The MOD and Me: A view from the (archaeological) trench
...the Western Front during the First World War. Remarkably, these practice trenches still survive in the woodland and are in pretty good condition. With the help of the City of...
More than a flock of seagulls: Sea birds at Cape Wrath
...birds were immediately identified as ours. It is both rewarding and intriguing to learn how these birds subsequently dispersed. Recoveries have been recorded from north western France, the South West...
Castlemartin Calling
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...and western side of the Training Area and try to intercept or talk to any sailors who may enter the SDA. In the winter it’s not too hard to keep...
What DIO has done to support WW1 Commemorations in Scotland
...when ‘Dreghorn sludge’ caked the kilts of troops who trained in trenches before going to the Western Front. Pupils from local schools helped with the tree planting. A community day...
If you go down to the Plain today…
...play an essential role for modern military training. It makes up the western end of Salisbury Plain and provides capacity for defensive training and large scale tactical manoeuvres incorporating armour,...
100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area
![Soldiers with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry onboard a Challenger 2 main battle tank during a training exercise at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/45156642-1024x682.jpg)
...acquired in the mid-1930s and training stepped up with the looming clouds of war. A Crusader II tank in the Western Desert, 2 October 1942. [© IWM (E 17616)]During the...
Keeping Defence sites safe in Nepal
...which I found very moving. The third site was at Pokhara. It’s a city is based around a huge lake and has a reputation of being a playground for Western...
Veterans excavating First World War training trenches
![Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/L-to-R-Alex-Sotheran-DIO-archaeologist-Sam-Fairhead-Wessex-Archaeology-Stewart-Bowman-veteran-participant-Dick-1024x683.jpg)
...where the ground was too wet to dig a full depth trench. Instead of digging a deeper trench as was done in other parts of the Western Front, a shallower...