...II aircraft. Countless individuals in the U.S. and U.K. militaries and governments have worked tirelessly ever since to make this vision a reality, and today we marked a new milestone...
Hello, I’m Richard McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). Today is my first day in this role under DIO’s new strategic business partnering arrangements. Richard McCarthy, DIO...
Volunteers from Operation Nightingale have uncovered secrets from a former US military site. MOD Crown Copyright 2024. Defence Infrastructure Senior Archaeologist Richard Osgood led an Op Nightingale Dig at a...
...in December 2024. In 2020, I was made the Lead Project Manager for the Soldiers’ Centre at Pirbright. The new build project which was officially handed over in January 2025...
...academic research by Professor Simon Denny of the University of Northampton, whose reports in 2021, 2023 and 2024 validate the positive impact of cadet participation. Colonel Rob Guest, Colonel Cadets...
...today, and my goodness the weather has felt like summer recently. Today also marks the date that American writer Helen Keller died. She famously said, “although the world is full...
...with suppliers based on openness, honesty and trust. Today has seen the first four new contracts, which cover key maintenance work, repairs, servicing and hard facilities management across the Defence...
This week marks the completion of a project I’ve been working on for the last few years, and I was delighted to be in Birmingham today for the ribbon cutting...
...just as true today, and I am very respectful of the challenge of making changes to an organisation. Transformation Tasks I have spent the past three months getting to know...
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...and around the world. Today I wanted to take the opportunity to explain the important role that our Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) play overseas to ensure that service personnel have...