![Foxglove Covert team at 2017 Sanctuary Awards [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/DDCL1824-1024x665.jpg)
...people have visited the reserve, including 40,000 school children and 1,800 community groups. Two million pounds have been invested in the site including funding from the MOD, Natural England, the...
...Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Water Infrastructure) (506 STRE), which as you might guess from the name, specialises in water infrastructure, I was invited to attend this year’s ATX. 506 STRE...
...the UK and restructures to its future Army 2020 formations. The Government has committed about £1.8 billion to the programme for investment in infrastructure across the UK – providing some...
![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...
![Air pollution increases the risk of death from cardiac and respiratory causes. [www.cleanairday.org.uk]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/06/National-Clean-Air-Day-1.jpg)
...sector bodies across the UK coming together to provide information about how we can create cleaner air for everyone. On National Clean Air Day, why not try a new action...
![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)
...been involved in woodland management for over 20 years and it always amazes me to see how quickly a clear-felled area recovers. The churning of the topsoil by the machines...
...over the sea – getting strapped in to a helicopter chassis, dropped into a swimming pool and learning how to escape is an awesome experience apparently! The programme in numbers...
![The team collecting the award. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/MG_7488-1024x683.jpg)
...Our application had to demonstrate, in detail, that our Safety Management System is effective and rigorous. It’s a real testimony to how hard everyone in the team works and to...
...and was finished and handed over to DIO ahead of schedule. Respirator Testing Facility As the name suggests, the building is one where Armed Forces personnel can train in the...
...and prior to that was Managing Director at AirTanker Services. David blogged for us in June to give his first impressions of DIO: https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/01/introducing-david-mitchard-dios-chief-executive/ DIO's Chief Executive, David Mitchard, meeting...