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Making a difference to service family accommodation

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Wendy Rothery, Craig Mearns, David Mundell and others pose by a sign reading "Bannachra" in front of some of the refurbished homes.

Hi, I’m Air Commodore Wendy Rothery and I’m DIO’s Head of Accommodation. I'm responsible for the provision of Service Families Accommodation and associated customer support to service personnel and their families in the UK and across Europe. Quality accommodation is …

Building a sustainable future: International Women in Engineering Day

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Siobhan Barr

From roundabouts to roadworks, and ponds to pedestrian areas, I’ve helped to deliver them all. Hi, I’m Siobhan Barr, a chartered senior quantity surveyor from Skanska, a leading construction company and developer. Today I am blogging about the role I …

DIO delivers underwater rescue facility with a splash at RNAS Yeovilton

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The new Dunker facility combines all the elements of pool and sea drills and dunker under one roof. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]

Hi, I’m Simon Jones, DIO’s Senior Project Manager working for PPD in the South West of the UK. You would of course imagine that service personnel would be extensively trained to operate aircraft and other vehicles, but what about training …

Looking Ahead: a project update from RAF Marham

An RAF F-35B flying over RAF Marham. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]

It’s been a while since my last blog on the progress of work we’re undertaking at RAF Marham to prepare it to be the Main Operating Base of the Royal Navy and RAF’s F-35 Lightning fleet, so this seems a …

Portsmouth Is Ready – Looking Back with Pride on DIO’s Vital Role

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HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Portsmouth for the first time. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]

I’m Geoff Robson, DIO’s Chief Operating Officer. As you will probably have heard or seen, Portsmouth welcomed the first of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, into port for the first time on Wednesday 16 August 2017 …