Talking the talk: a secondment at Joint Forces Command
![Standing Joint Force Headquarters staff visited HMS BULWARK for a brief on Maritime awareness. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/04/DR170031001-SJFHQ_on_Offshore_Raiding_Craft.jpg)
...even today, ships carry timber and saws to patch up damage? The wood expands in water to plug the gap and can also be used to brace the bulwarks so...
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Being a reservist and working for DIO
![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)
...why as I’d never been to sea!!!). I decided to approach some of my former Navy colleagues to try and get a sense of whether it was really for me…...
From new jetties to nurseries - a year in Defence infrastructure
![A summary of some of the bigger DIO success stories from year. [Crown Copyright/MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/12/2017-Year-in-Review.jpg)
...to Lovell to build 917 new houses on Salisbury Plain for military families moving to the area under the Army Basing Programme. Working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, we...
Improvements to Mare Harbour jetty complete
...Falkland Islands Resupply Ships (FIRS), need to deliver supplies including hardware, food, building supplies and other commercial freight to the Islands. The deliveries made by these ships are vital to...
DIO partnership provides protection for people and nature
Posted by:
Mark Sumner, Posted on:
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Categories:
Environment and Ecology, Land Management, Salisbury Plain Training Area
![Dartmoor Warbler [Copyright, Creative Commons 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/05/Dartmoor-Warbler-2017.jpg)
...It also allows us to effectively monitor the SPA and demonstrates our commitment to managing public access and conservation. Bagshot Heath Photo [© Andrew Smith (cc-by-sa/2.0) via http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/115298] The wardens...
Life’s a hoot for Salisbury Plain volunteers
![Jonathan Pepper with an owl. [All rights reserved]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/06/20160730_113125-1-1024x830.jpg)
...to DIO’s conservation efforts on Salisbury Plain. The data collected is also sent to DIO and the British Trust for Ornithology and is used for national statistics on bird populations....
New vehicles crack down on illegal activity on Salisbury Plain
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Lt Col Stewart Andrews, Posted on:
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Categories:
Land Management, Military Training, Public Access, Salisbury Plain Training Area
...vehicles will help to provide a safe place for our troops to train and ensure that the public can use the Plain safely for legal leisure and recreational activities. The...
Railways to Runways: DIO's Specialist Engineers
![Resurfacing work on the secondary runway. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Resurfacing-work-on-the-secondary-runway.-Crown-CopyrightMOD2017-1024x704.jpg)
...to consider the risks of earthquake damage to our infrastructure. Belize's jungle environment presents an additional level of challenge to our engineers. [Crown Copyright/MOD2018]We are committed to protecting the environment,...
Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
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Brigadier Simon Stockley, Posted on:
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Categories:
BATSUB, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Kenya
![A LEC from Belize working on some plumbing. [Crown Copyright]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/Belize-Brian-Robles-Plumber-1024x768.jpg)
...and around the world. Today I wanted to take the opportunity to explain the important role that our Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) play overseas to ensure that service personnel have...
Sustainability, awards and a coveted silver otter
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Iain Perkins, Posted on:
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Categories:
Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Falkland Islands
...communities to initiate behavioural change which led to considerable savings during peak times of energy use when the National Grid is under pressure. 29 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps Energy...