![One of the navigation aids in situ. [VolkerWessels UK, 2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/08/IMG_7308-1024x768.jpg)
...DIO's Principal Project Manager for preparations for the QEC carriers at HMNB Portsmouth (Crown Copyright/MOD2015) The aircraft carriers and the F-35B fighters they will carry will be a vital part...
...(AC) Typhoon Project Delivery team. II Sqn Hardened Aircraft Shelter Layouts at RAF Lossiemouth [Crown Copyright/MOD] We had the task to design, contract, construct and deliver a headquarters facility for...
...to run on similar areas for fun. However, recently I was one of 900 endurance runners who descended on the Tank Museum at Bovington, ready for the inaugural Bovington Marathon...
...MOD 2017]I also work alongside my colleague Tim who’s the Senior Authorising Authority (SAA) for work at height. I’ll hopefully progress formally to Deputy SAA once I’ve heard back about...
![Reservist Ben Lolley on the upper deck of the Danish warship HDMS Absalon. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/20171027-Lolley_Pic1-1-1024x768.png)
...with two journalists from Crown Media [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]I am also fortunate enough to currently be DIO’s Reserve Forces Advocate. Reserve Forces Advocates were established earlier this year to...
![The new Dunker facility combines all the elements of pool and sea drills and dunker under one roof. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/VL180023010-1024x734.jpg)
...to operate aircraft and other vehicles, but what about training for emergency situations? You may not realise that staff are also required to train for a range of scenarios, including...
...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...
Chief of Staff Lucy Bogue visits the DIO team in Brunei [Crown Copyright, MOD 2019]I am incredibly proud to work for Defence and especially for DIO, an organisation that employs...
...on ‘gravel’ runways. Certification that it could operate on these runways is a significant requirement for use of the aircraft by the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Fortunately, the...
...death of millions of ash trees. I have been a forester for nearly 30 years, and this is without doubt the most significant woodland management issue the forestry industry has...