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NATO first: Supporting our allies on Exercise Catamaran 

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NATO first: Supporting our allies on Exercise Catamaran 

Braunton Burrows Training Area is one of our most unique and complex areas to train owing to its coastal location and extensive sand dune system.   As DIO’s Head of Overseas and Training region, I recently had the privilege of visiting …

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Achieving Value for Money: Quantity Surveying at DIO

Posted by: Dave Williams, Posted on: 20 February 2014 - Categories: Working at DIO

I’m Dave Williams and I’ve worked at DIO for more than a decade as a Quantity Surveyor. In my current role, I’m responsible for cost advice including risk management, sustainability and maintenance on all MOD buildings. As a Regional Quantity …

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DIO deploys digital for defence

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 17 February 2014 - Categories: Communications

With social media now so much a part of our everyday lives, it’s easy to forget what life was like without it. In a few short years, many of us have embraced life online with our digital footprint growing faster …

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More than just maps - charting the estate

Posted by: Chris Maple, Posted on: 11 February 2014 - Categories: Mapping

DIO's geospatial analysts provide the means of keeping our data about our land fit for purpose. Whilst we rely heavily on our customers and colleagues to give us the necessary information, we play a key role in supporting our Armed Forces as …

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Introducing ODC: a finely-tuned machine

Posted by: Richard McKinney, Posted on: 10 February 2014 - Categories: Working at DIO

We love our acronyms in the MOD, but here’s one I’d like you to know, ODC. It’s not a typo, but stands for Operations Development and Coherence.  Still not sure what it is?  Let me explain… If the Defence Infrastructure Organisation …

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Standard requests and unusual challenges: IT Support at DIO

Posted by: Robert Boucher, Posted on: 3 February 2014 - Categories: Information Technology

I have always been fascinated by computers and IT from a very young age, and have always been compelled and drawn to anything technical. Although a cliché, being a self-confessed geek and working in IT pretty much goes hand in …

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Exciting times, major projects and unusual benefits

Posted by: Margaret Jesson, Posted on: 29 January 2014 - Categories: Project Management, Working at DIO

I joined DIO because, very simply, it offered wider opportunity and more scope to try different things in my career. It’s also presented me with some unusual benefits – I have been very close to some amazing aircraft and military …

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Money, money, money: Working in finance at DIO

Posted by: Andrea Turner, Posted on: 29 January 2014 - Categories: Finance

Working in DIO is a world away from my previous job working with corporate clients. I’m a Finance Manager based at RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire. The finance team provides support to Service Accommodation in the UK and also to overseas …

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Surveying The Defence Estate

Posted by: Sarah Ashcroft, Posted on: 28 January 2014 - Categories: Surveying

Why did I become a surveyor? Well,  I wanted a job that involved being out and about and I had an interest in law, but didn’t want to be a solicitor. I also liked working with and meeting people – …

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Repairing runways - safety comes first

Posted by: John Cook, Posted on: 27 January 2014 - Categories: Runways, Working at DIO

To many, a runway is a short fat road - to me it is a high-risk business in which safety is paramount. Design parameters, especially on the military side, are wide-ranging, the operational impact of down-time for maintenance is often …

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Providing Forces with safe place to train

Posted by: Major Matt Kelly, Posted on: 24 January 2014 - Categories: Military Training

I’ve been a soldier since the mid 1970s when I joined the Royal Irish Rangers. During my MOD career, I’ve trained soldiers and prepared foreign forces for operations, as well as being involved in numerous operations myself. I now work in the …

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