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...
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...
Doing business with DIO
![Jacqui Rock, DIO Commercial Director [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/Rock-bio-e1543582792339.jpg)
...involved with DIO projects in the next five years. For example, the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme (DEOP), which we have updated Parliament on today, is a major project made up...