Military Training

Root and Branch: Managing the MOD's woodlands

Posted by: Jez Kalkowski, Posted on: 24 September 2018 - Categories: Environment and Ecology, Military Training, Working at DIO

My name is Jez Kalkowski and I’m the MOD’s Senior Forester. I bet you didn’t know that was a real job in the Ministry of Defence, but if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense as the …

Managing wildfires and much more on the Defence Training Estate

Posted by: Brigadier Simon Stockley, Posted on: 13 August 2018 - Categories: Land Management, Military Training

Hi, I’m Brigadier Simon Stockley, Head of the DIO’s Overseas Region and Defence Training Estate (OR&DTE). My role includes the provision of military training facilities here in the UK, and around the world, to enable our Armed Forces to be …

Excavating military tracks at Barrow Clump

Posted by: Richard Osgood, Posted on: 23 July 2018 - Categories: Archaeology, Environment, Environment and Ecology, Military Training, Operation Nightingale, Salisbury Plain

Hi, my name is Richard Osgood and I'm the Senior Archaeologist at DIO. Today I'll be blogging about the team of military veterans, service personnel and volunteers from Wessex Archaeology and Breaking Ground Heritage who helped to unearth the excavation …

New vehicles crack down on illegal activity on Salisbury Plain

Posted by: Lt Col Stewart Andrews, Posted on: 9 July 2018 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, Land Management, Military Training, Public Access, Salisbury Plain

Hi, I’m Lt Col Stewart Andrews and I’m DIO’s Senior Training Safety Officer for Salisbury Plain. Last year, 2948 illegal incursions were reported in the South West; most were caused by people illegally driving 4x4s and motorcycles on the Plain. …

It really is a jungle out there - Keeping troops safe in Belize

Posted by: Major Alan Grant, Posted on: 11 June 2018 - Categories: BATSUB, Belize, Defence infrastructure, Environment, Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, Military Training

I am Major Alan Grant MBE SCOTS. Currently I’m posted to Belize with DIO Range Control as the Training Safety Officer (TSO) in support of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) and I love my job. This is …

Getting battle ready with BATUS

Posted by: Lucy Bogue, Posted on: 29 May 2018 - Categories: Accommodation, Canada, Military Training

As DIO’s Chief of Staff I have the privilege of being able to visit our staff located both in and outside the UK. I recently visited the British Army Training Unit Suffield (otherwise known as BATUS) for a familiarisation trip. …

Six ridiculous excuses for risking your life on the training estate

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 24 April 2018 - Categories: Communications, Health and safety, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety

Last week we looked at some ways to risk your life on the Defence training estate. When we catch people ignoring the rules, they use a variety of excuses for their actions. Here's a countdown of some of the more ridiculous we’ve come …

How to risk your life on the military training estate

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 19 April 2018 - Categories: Communications, Defence infrastructure, Environment, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain

We want people to enjoy the military training estate, but it can be a dangerous place if you don't follow the rules. There are a number of ways you can put your life at risk and here's a few of …

DIO delivers underwater rescue facility with a splash at RNAS Yeovilton

Posted by: Simon Jones, Posted on: 22 March 2018 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, Military Training, RNAS Yeovilton

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 …

Saving archaeology on Salisbury Plain - Silver Otter Award Winner

Posted by: Roy Canham MBE, Posted on: 22 November 2017 - Categories: Archaeology, Environment, Military Training

Our latest blog features the winner of this year’s coveted Sanctuary Silver Otter Award, Roy Canham, and his several years of work to preserve archaeology on Salisbury Plain. How can you co-ordinate military training on a site with some of …