More than a flock of seagulls: Sea birds at Cape Wrath
...the effect has been catastrophic in some areas. However, I’m pleased to say that with the milder spring weather, the results this year have been the best for 15 years...
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Capability in Kenya: Improvements at Laikipia
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...BATUK provides the Army with combined arms light role infantry battle group exercises. It is also used for Forward Operating Base/village locations and engineering tasks. Soldiers from 1st Battalion The...
Army Basing Programme welcomes families to Ashdown Estate
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Army Basing Programme, Salisbury Plain Training Area
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Hi, I’m Mark Duddy and I’m the DIO Programme Director for the Army Basing Programme (ABP). If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that ABP...
Preparing Glen Mallan for the Royal Navy’s surface fleets
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Glen Mallan jetty, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, VolkerStevin
...being refurbished to make it suitable for loading and unloading ammunition for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. We’ve already demolished the...
Still celebrating the Sanctuary Awards!
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Accommodation, Armed Forces, Conservation, Environment and Ecology, Landmarc, Sanctuary Awards, Sustainability, Wildlife
...delivered jungle survival animal safety briefings to hundreds of soldiers, helping to dispel concerns for those entering the Belizean jungle for the first time. Individual Achievement Award – Peter Feakes...
How this wall was used to prepare for the Normandy Landings
...a piece of iconic British history. A structure that Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) proudly cares for that helped the Allies prepare for the D-Day landings in 1944. A replica of...
Year in Review: looking back at 2021
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Accommodation, Communications, Construction, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Facilities Management, Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS), HMNB Clyde, Kenya, Procurement, Runways, Sanctuary Awards, Space Command, Training Estate Public Safety
...nobody’s surprise, 2021 has presented just as many challenges as 2020. Fortunately, DIO’s teams have been up to the task and have continued to work hard for our Armed Forces...
Money, money, money: Working in finance at DIO
...a range of tasks including budgeting, forecasting and scrutiny of expenditure. In addition, we provide advice on a wide range of financial policy issues and respond to urgent requests for...
Land For Houses
It seems hardly a day goes by without another news story touching on the need for more housing in the UK. Much of the land for new housing projects comes...
Taking to the skies: air safety on the training estate
I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in...