Conservation in action at Portsmouth Harbour
...the adjacent harbour was reclaimed from the sea, connecting Horsea to the mainland. Despite this, though, the name Horsea Island has prevailed! Today, the site continues to be used by...
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D-Day Map used by Eisenhower still stands in DIO building
...it was meticulously planned on this very map. That’s how important this map truly was, and still is today.” The map itself was shrouded in secrecy, with decoy maps depicting...
D-Day and modern day: learning from a battlefield study
...the human cost of World War II and the impact that military operations have had on shaping our world today. The study made me reflect on the facilities we maintain...
Role models and International Men's Day
...limits around who they can become based on race, background, or other identities. In today’s interconnected and multicultural workplaces, inclusive role models are essential in promoting acceptance, encouraging open-mindedness, and...
Bicycle Race – Training staff give ‘Le Tour’ a hand
...to avoid anything which could interrupt the exercises. Preventing access was also vital for a public safety. Bellerby Ranges are today mostly used for infantry training, but over their long...
Introducing David Mitchard, DIO's Chief Executive
...responsibilities and activities. DIO Chief Executive, David Mitchard. [Crown Copyright/MOD2015]I’ve spent my time meeting colleagues, customers and ministers, including hosting a visit to our Sutton Coldfield HQ today by Mark...
Firing at ground targets: Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
![RAF Regiment Forward Air Controllers (FACs) from the Air Land Integration Cell (ALIC), based at RAF Honington (Suffolk), guide a Typhoon from 6 Squadron onto their target at the Cape Wrath practice range in Scotland. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/45155464-1024x461.jpg)
...it was involved in the defence of industrial areas in Bristol and South Wales. RAF Pembrey itself was closed in 1957 and handed to Carmarthen County Council, so today we...
Talking the talk: a secondment at Joint Forces Command
![Standing Joint Force Headquarters staff visited HMS BULWARK for a brief on Maritime awareness. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/04/DR170031001-SJFHQ_on_Offshore_Raiding_Craft.jpg)
Hi, I’m Helen Pickering and I work in DIO’s Communications team. A lot of my day-to-day job revolves around DIO’s social media channels, so when I was approached to see...
Tree Felling: Helping Woodlands for the Future
![The harvester in action at Erlestoke Woods. [Landmarc Support Services/2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/Erlestoke-harvesting-site-1024x576.jpg)
...by the end of the 19th Century woodland cover in the UK was as low as 5% of the land surface. If you go down to the woods today… Now...
100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area
![Soldiers with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry onboard a Challenger 2 main battle tank during a training exercise at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/45156642-1024x682.jpg)
...gave way to early radar systems operated on the clifftops reporting to a soldier with a large map and pencils, to computerised systems using fibre optic communications. Today we have...