DIO has had a busy year, living up to our aim of supporting Defence by leading and managing the delivery of what the Armed Forces need to live, work, train and deploy. 2015 has seen the completion of several major …
I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in the Navy, but I work with the Army, offering aviation …
The past two-and-a-half years has seen the former RAF base at Lyneham transformed into a new training facility for the Army’s Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) which is relocating here from Arborfield and Bordon. The move is …
I’m Robert Hodson and I work for Landmarc, who are contracted by DIO to run the military training estate. This is pretty wide ranging, from land management to range and training area support. My role is as a rural manager …
Hi, I’m Major Alistair Rule and I’m one of the Training Safety Officers at the Salisbury Plain Training Area. I blogged for the first time back in January last year and now I’m back to let you know about a …
I'm James Nevitt and I'm DIO's Senior Access and Recreation Advisor. In my earlier blog I discussed a project we were undertaking to clarify rights of way across Salisbury Plain but today I'm blogging about a more specific public access issue. Between …
I’m Ian Jarvis and as you may remember from my previous blog I lead the DIO team at Dartmoor Training Area. We host units from all over the country as well as locally from the south west. DIO manages the UK’s land, …
It’s down to DIO and the Woodland Trust that a 100 acre woodland is being created in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh. The Woodland Trust is planting a wood in each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - planting …
What’s the connection between Doctor Who and the most recent James Bond film, Skyfall? Both were partially filmed on MOD land. If this conjures visions of Daniel Craig, trailed by a film crew, trying to avoid entering a Range Danger …
Hello. My name is Steven Philipps-Harries and I am the Deputy Training Safety Officer (DTSO) at Castlemartin Training Area in Pembrokeshire. I am one of a six man team who ensure that the Training Area meets the needs of defence. …