Enhancing Urban Ops Training at Copehill Down
...also need to be prepared to fight in urban areas, including in such close quarters as within city streets and houses. This is known in military lingo as Fighting In...
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2400 New Homes: Redeveloping Bordon
...private and public investment into the scheme. My colleagues and I have worked closely in partnership with county, district and local councils to secure the political support to gain the...
An exclusive tour around the Plain
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Olly Howells, Posted on:
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Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Salisbury Plain Training Area
...lucky journalist from the Daily Express an exclusive tour of the Plain to help them find out about how DIO balances the requirements of military training with the need to...
Army Basing Masterplan to build sustainable communities and homes
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Dr Sue Jordan, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Archaeology, Army Basing Programme, Communications, Environment and Ecology
![Dr Sue Jordan at Bulford [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/Sue-at-Bulford-TVA-Nov-17-768x1024.jpg)
...Increased water abstraction and waste water discharges into the River Avon. DIO developed the Salisbury Plain Masterplan to help guide where development should take place; as part of this, we...
Supporting Suffield: Locally Employed Civilians in Canada
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...mechanisms in a four week period which is no mean feat. The total targetry fleet consists of 600 Light Target Mechanisms, 600 Heavy Target Mechanisms and 10 Mover Target Mechanisms....
Managing wildfires and much more on the Defence Training Estate
![Firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service monitoring the fire on Salisbury Plain Training Area. [Photograph courtesy of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/20180706_210200-1024x768.jpg)
...the Fire Service, or the MOD, but need to be left to burn out on their own. Recent Salisbury Plain fires An important international training exercise took place on Salisbury...
Excavating military tracks at Barrow Clump
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Richard Osgood, Posted on:
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Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Military Training, Operation Nightingale, Salisbury Plain Training Area
![Volunteers and archaeologists at Barrow Clump [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/B33E8BFD-E44C-416E-A1F8-04B16CB63AA9-1024x768.jpeg)
...and The Rifles. The programme uses archaeology to aid in the recovery of soldiers who are sick, wounded or were injured on operations in Afghanistan. Last November, volunteers discovered remains...
Building a sustainable future: International Women in Engineering Day
...and developer. Today I am blogging about the role I play as a woman in engineering as part of International Women in Engineering Day. With a degree in mechanical engineering...
It really is a jungle out there - Keeping troops safe in Belize
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Major Alan Grant, Posted on:
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BATSUB, Belize, Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, Military Training
![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)
...October 2017 and consider myself very lucky to be on my third overseas posting in a row. I was posted to Kenya as a second tour senior infantry Quartermaster (QM)...
A New Approach: how we will work with industry
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...including sharing information that will drive innovation and encourage fresh ideas from industry. This will allow us to invigorate and sustain a diverse portfolio of suppliers. We’re going to adopt...