![A United Kingdom F-35B Lightning II taxiing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA. [Crown Copyright/MOD2014]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/04/20140620-A-UK-F35B-jet-at-Elgin-Air-Force-Base-California-1024x702.jpg)
...of a £27m contract to Wates Construction Ltd for a new Squadron Headquarters for mission planning, administration and maintenance for the next generation of RAF operational fast jet aircraft. Work...
...is handed over to the RAF in 2017. Also for the RAF, we’ve resurfaced the runway in Gibraltar. We’ve also been progressing work to prepare RAF Marham for the new...
![Sanctuary Award - Ballykinler Heritage Project [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/12/DDCL1828-1024x712.jpg)
...Ballykinler in County Down. This landscape was the primary training ground for the 36th Ulster Division during the First World War, with many of the men going on to fight...
...working to roll out this energy saving work across the MOD. We are also developing a training course for MOD staff to share these tips for changing behaviour on a...
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...things we do, we support Defence in all sorts of ways, which you might not realise. Animals for instance: we've recently been providing pasture horse services for the Defence Animal...
Front of newly restored Bourlon Building. For the Army Basing Programme (ABP) 2019 has been a target year for several years. Therefore it seems a good time to have a...
...is the MOD Access Forum? One of the ways we manage this is by delivering the annual MOD Access Forum. The aim of the forum is to provide an opportunity...
![A runner is surprised by a Foxhound armoured vehicle when running on the training estate. [Crown Copyright, MOD]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/04/DiO-Foxhound_Run_Bike_rushes-screenshot-1024x575.jpg)
...- which covers about 190,000 hectares of land - is to provide military training facilities that enable our Armed Forces to be ready for operations and deployments around the world....
RAF Lakenheath will be the first permanent international site for US Air Force F35s in Europe. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]This week is Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which aims to inspire individuals to take...
...rare sight. A biodiverse habitat is a healthy habitat, and biodiversity has huge implications for things like the food chain. Beyond that, greenery and wildlife have really positive benefits for...