![HMS Queen Elizabeth under anchor awaiting low tide before departing. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/07/DES-2017-0189-0325-1-1024x683.jpg)
...to prepare the Naval Base for the arrival of the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers. In total, the infrastructure work at Portsmouth for the carriers is an investment of...
![Today, access control systems are much more sophisticated. [Crown Copyright/MOD]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/IMG_9224-1024x660.jpg)
...used to be a small wooden box – it’s a lot more impressive and comfortable now. Chris Fish. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017] We have gained new customers in a collection of units...
![Sanctuary Award - Ballykinler Heritage Project [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/12/DDCL1828-1024x712.jpg)
...Sanctuary Awards ceremony. Sanctuary Award - Ballykinler Heritage Project [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]As part of my recent doctoral studies, supervised by Dr Colm Donnelly of the Centre for Archaeological Field...
![The Ancient Akrotiri Project team excavating one of the Roman buildings at Dreamer's Bay. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Akrotiri-blog-2.jpg)
...the Heritage Project Award at this year’s Sanctuary Awards. Future fieldwork is being planned closer to the RAF station so watch this space for news of further archaeological discoveries in...
![Numbers of women serving in the Royal Air Force, British Army and Royal Navy are increasing. [Crown Copyright/MOD2010]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/Tri-service-2.jpeg)
The first national day for women was held in New York on 28th February 1909 and saw 15,000 women march together to demand better working hours, better pay and the...
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...of butterflies, deers and our rare stone curlews. I also get to meet lots of new people, enjoy the scenery of the largest chalk grassland in Europe and get a...
![Alan Grant, MBE SCOTS, DIO Training Safety Officer in Belize [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/06/Alan-1024x683.jpg)
...and archaeological experts. I also dedicate my time to ensure all users of the training areas protect the Belizean environment, respect their land, rules and laws in order to ensure...
...April, our environmental managers went to the Falklands to support with a fuel spillage that had occurred during development work at a new accommodation block and resulted in the pollution...
...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...