![Reservist Ben Lolley on the upper deck of the Danish warship HDMS Absalon. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/20171027-Lolley_Pic1-1-1024x768.png)
...with two journalists from Crown Media [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]I am also fortunate enough to currently be DIO’s Reserve Forces Advocate. Reserve Forces Advocates were established earlier this year to...
![The new Dunker facility combines all the elements of pool and sea drills and dunker under one roof. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/VL180023010-1024x734.jpg)
...the project and with Galliford Try Ltd who were responsible for the construction of this unique training centre. The facility is essential for training personnel in escape techniques when aircraft...
...as you could get. That fateful decision to participate was a fork in the road for me and led to a fulfilling new career in heritage and veteran’s wellbeing. It...
Chief of Staff Lucy Bogue visits the DIO team in Brunei [Crown Copyright, MOD 2019]I am incredibly proud to work for Defence and especially for DIO, an organisation that employs...
...on ‘gravel’ runways. Certification that it could operate on these runways is a significant requirement for use of the aircraft by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Fortunately, the...
...death of millions of ash trees. I have been a forester for nearly 30 years, and this is without doubt the most significant woodland management issue the forestry industry has...
...support the NHS and of our people who have willingly put themselves on the ‘front line’. We remain at the forefront of the government’s response to coronavirus for the foreseeable...
...volume of rainfall, which makes it susceptible to erosion. For this reason Landmarc, DIO‘s industry partner for the day-to-day management of the Defence training estate, employs a team of Range...
...Air Systems (UAS), for use on the training area. They can be used in a number of ways to help us in our duties to maintain a “Safe Place” for...
...make now, will affect the future management of the Defence estate for hundreds of years to come. The MOD rural estate is used for training our Armed Forces and the...