...energy alternatives. Some of the biggest names in motorsport are involved: teams owned by Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are represented, as well as former Formula One World Champion...
...thinning out the scrub, keeping an eye on the passage of the sun to get the best possible mix of sun and shade, looking for structural features in the vegetation...
I’m Sarah Browning-Lee and I have recently started work for the DIO as the Senior Infrastructure Manager, Ascension Island Base. This is a Permanent Joint Operating Base, which is a...
...a gateway out of urban areas into the countryside. They may be historic droveways, once used for herding cattle to market, or roads that have been in existence for hundreds...
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...wildwood it once was. Modern forestry is largely a commercial enterprise, with the woodlands managed like any crop. But unlike growing corn for cornflakes the timescale for a timber crop...
...a popular site for the Armed Forces to practise off-road driving skills. [Crown Copyright/MOD2019]Braunton Burrows is still used to train personnel for amphibious landings, but its main use today is...
I joined DIO in November 2020, having spent the previous six years as Head of Infrastructure first for Joint Forces Command and latterly for Air Command. My wife and I...
...immense headache and was subsequently hospitalised for two weeks. That headache turned out to have been a haemorrhagic stroke. That was really a transforming moment for me. I was off...
...air, and the use of chainsaws and strimmers. As I mentioned, first aid training is important for all DIO range staff worldwide. Here at BATSUB – the British Army Training...
...an average day, for example, I might deal with provision of estate for foreign forces, advising on the ability of a suitable training facility for a trial of new equipment,...