DIO's links to D-Day - Tom's story
...The RM Commando's performance has gone down as one of the most spectacular of all commando exploits during the invasion. D-day for a second time For the 47th Royal Marines...
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Breaking the Bias as a woman in Defence
...and I have always encouraged team members to achieve their best and helped them develop to be the best they can be, and that includes recognising the place of women-specific...
Public planning for the Defence estate
We recently published a blog from Stephen Harness about Town Planning for a specific project, namely the Army Basing Programme for Salisbury Plain. Here, one of Stephen's colleagues gives us...
The knack of effective planning: my BORONA
...building barrack blocks for single soldiers, we have recently received planning permission for the construction of nearly 350 houses for married soldiers and their families, which will be built under...
Pulling out all the stops: Projects and Programme Delivery
...MOD project, redeveloping much of the site to form what amounts to a large college campus. At RNAS Yeovilton we’re working to provide additional facilities for the Wildcat Helicopter platform....
Planning for Properties
Posted by:
Stephen Harness, Posted on:
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Categories:
Accommodation, Army Basing Programme, Town Planning
...for the sites which include proposals for supporting infrastructure such as roads, schools, cycle paths and open space. DIO representatives – including yours truly - were on hand at the...
Life in DIO and Life in the RAF: A Complementary Pairing
I’m Sarah Green and I currently work for DIO as a civil servant. I’ve been here for three months but my relationship with defence goes back further than that, as...
Take off for projects supporting Typhoons at RAF Lossiemouth
...from the Sqn II(AC). For background, Sqn II(AC), is the second squadron formed in the RAF (or the Royal Flying Corps as it was back then) and ‘AC’ stems from...
Releasing Red Squirrels in Northern Ireland
...for red squirrels. The plan is for the young reds to spend twelve months or so with before being released out to other larger locations to supplement the wild population....
Powering Up: Frequency converter marks major step forward in powering new aircraft carriers
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Philip Wise, Posted on:
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Categories:
HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
![The frequency converter and jetty electrical systems are a vital part of powering the ship. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/08/Portsmouth-power-converter-infographic-1-1-1024x512.jpg)
Hi, I’m Philip Wise, DIO’s Principal Project Manager for the major infrastructure investment currently taking place at HMNB Portsmouth to ready the base for the arrival of the Royal Navy’s...