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The importance of military training

On the left of the image is the front of a tank on grass. The tank's barrel points horizontally across the image, and just underneath this but much further back is a red and white pickup truck marked 'Training Safety'.

The importance of military training

Every day of the year, across the entire UK Defence training estate, our service personnel undertake rigorous, complex and demanding training designed to prepare them for the demands of modern operations. This training is essential to maintaining the readiness of …

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Bicycle Race – Training staff give ‘Le Tour’ a hand

Posted by: Phill Ingledew, Posted on: 14 July 2014 - Categories: Public Access
The Red Arrows fly over Harewood House at the start of the race. (Crown Copyright)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t have missed that the Tour de France 2014 kicked off in Yorkshire.

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Bombs Away – BBC stars help MOD ordnance teams

Posted by: Lucy Alexander-Fuller, Posted on: 9 July 2014 - Categories: Explosive Ordnance Clearance
Royal Navy Southern Diving Group and DIO EOC staff pose with Countryfile presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker on Whitsand Beach, the Gower, Wales. (Crown Copyright)

Hi, I’m Lucy Alexander-Fuller from DIO’s Explosive Ordnance Clearance (EOC) team.

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Mark's Mid-Year Update

Posted by: Mark Hutchinson, Posted on: 7 July 2014 - Categories: Next Generation Estate Contracts, Strategic Business Partner
Mark Hutchinson (DIO Chief Executive), Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Minister for International Security Strategy), Richard McCarthy (DIO Chief Executive Designate) and Dr David Marsh (DIO Director of Business Partnering) at the SBP contract signing in MOD Main Building, London, 3rd June 2014. (Photo by Harland Quarrington, Crown Copyright)

I’m Mark Hutchinson and I’ve been DIO’s Acting Chief Executive since January.

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She sells Sanctuary – Hannah’s conservation role

Posted by: Hannah Mintram, Posted on: 23 June 2014 - Categories: Environment and Ecology
Hannah Mintram (Crown Copyright)

I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.

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Paving the way for future infrastructure

Posted by: Matt Foley, Posted on: 20 June 2014 - Categories: Next Generation Estate Contracts

DIO has recently started awarding Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) to industry.

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Welcome to the Jungle

Posted by: SSgt Nick Bannister, Posted on: 9 June 2014 - Categories: Accommodation, Military Training

Hi, I’m Staff Sergeant Nick Bannister and I joined the Army as a Royal Engineer Apprentice in 1998. During my career I’ve trained as a Mechanical Engineer, as well as operating as a Combat Engineer in many theatres of operation. …

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The knack of effective planning: my BORONA

Posted by: Stuart Gallacher, Posted on: 3 June 2014 - Categories: Army Basing Programme, Project Management

Last year, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced the Regular Army Basing Plan. This will see the return of some 15,000 Service personnel to the UK from Germany by 2020, concentrating the Army’s manpower in seven geographic areas. These are Salisbury …

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Training Takes Flight at Former RAF Base

Posted by: Steve Jeffries, Posted on: 28 May 2014 - Categories: Military Training

As you may have heard, RAF Lyneham closed at the end of 2012. Though it’s not an operational airfield anymore, the site isn’t going to waste as there’s a major project underway to redevelop the site into a new military …

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An engaging role – building bonds with estate users

Posted by: Lt Colonel Jon, Posted on: 19 May 2014 - Categories: User Engagement

I started out on my military odyssey in the summer of 1988, when I first commissioned into the military. For a variety of reasons, but mainly because I was a rash young man, I decided that my future did not …

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It's a Dog's Life in the Falklands

Posted by: Paul Wilson, Posted on: 12 May 2014 - Categories: Environment and Ecology

I’m Paul Wilson and I work as Area Manager for the South Atlantic in DIO’s Service Delivery team. Many people probably don’t realise the extent of the Ministry of Defence’s overseas bases and training areas. These include Canada, Kenya, Germany, …

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