A Very Special Opportunity
I’m Sarah Browning-Lee and I have recently started work for the DIO as the Senior Infrastructure Manager, Ascension Island Base. This is a Permanent Joint Operating Base, which is a...
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Working with drivers to protect Salisbury Plain's greenlanes
...a gateway out of urban areas into the countryside. They may be historic droveways, once used for herding cattle to market, or roads that have been in existence for hundreds...
Extreme E: An electrifying race weekend at Bovington Training Area
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Lt Col (Retd) Richard James, Posted on:
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British Army, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Sustainability
...energy alternatives. Some of the biggest names in motorsport are involved: teams owned by Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are represented, as well as former Formula One World Champion...
A helping hand for reptiles and amphibians on the Defence estate
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Olly Howells and Rich Sharp, Posted on:
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Defence Estate, Environment and Ecology, Volunteering
...thinning out the scrub, keeping an eye on the passage of the sun to get the best possible mix of sun and shade, looking for structural features in the vegetation...
Tree Felling: Helping Woodlands for the Future
![The harvester in action at Erlestoke Woods. [Landmarc Support Services/2016]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/11/Erlestoke-harvesting-site-1024x576.jpg)
...wildwood it once was. Modern forestry is largely a commercial enterprise, with the woodlands managed like any crop. But unlike growing corn for cornflakes the timescale for a timber crop...
From D-Day to today: Braunton Burrows Training Area
...a popular site for the Armed Forces to practise off-road driving skills. [Crown Copyright/MOD2019]Braunton Burrows is still used to train personnel for amphibious landings, but its main use today is...
DIO Accommodation – a year of achievements
I joined DIO in November 2020, having spent the previous six years as Head of Infrastructure first for Joint Forces Command and latterly for Air Command. My wife and I...
International Women's Day - Embracing Equity
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Nikki Halford, Posted on:
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Categories:
Inclusion, Mental health, Mentoring, Wellbeing, Working at DIO
...immense headache and was subsequently hospitalised for two weeks. That headache turned out to have been a haemorrhagic stroke. That was really a transforming moment for me. I was off...
From casualty evacuations to historic ruins: ready for anything in Belize
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Maj Dai Davies, Posted on:
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Archaeology, BATSUB, Belize, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Military Training, Working at DIO
...air, and the use of chainsaws and strimmers. As I mentioned, first aid training is important for all DIO range staff worldwide. Here at BATSUB – the British Army Training...
Providing Forces with safe place to train
...an average day, for example, I might deal with provision of estate for foreign forces, advising on the ability of a suitable training facility for a trial of new equipment,...