Civilians and conservation: DIO in Belize
...spent time in ‘Jungle School’ getting an overview of the training that is provided to exercising teams on how to survive in these extreme conditions and ensure that they are...
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Tropical Alliance: responding to an environmental and mass casualty disaster in Belize
...worked with DIO, BATSUB and the Department of Environment (DOE) to bring together agencies to make sure this exercise was successful. The agencies involved include the Belize police,the Belize Defence...
Extreme E: An electrifying race weekend at Bovington Training Area
Posted by:
Lt Col (Retd) Richard James, Posted on:
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Categories:
British Army, Defence Training Estate (DTE), Sustainability
...its Legacy programme, Extreme E is actively supporting an ongoing National Trust project to reintroduce beavers to nearby Studland. A big thank you to all involved in the making of...
D-Day Map used by Eisenhower still stands in DIO building
...later in the month, but when the reports showed a small break in the weather overnight on 5 June, the Allied Commanders took the opportunity to launch the invasion. DIO’s...
More than just maps - charting the estate
...involved in the digital aspects of mapping. After joining the former Defence Estates in 1998, I've been able to broaden my skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from there on....
Patrolling My Patch: A Housing Officer’s View
...the role of Estate Warden at Catterick Garrison. My role covers many aspects of Housing and without going into depth, I look after 318 Service Families Accommodation properties within Catterick...
Tree Felling: Helping Woodlands for the Future
![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...
Job Done: Dredging Complete for Aircraft Carriers
Posted by:
Garry Brimecome, Posted on:
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Categories:
Archaeology, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
![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...
From IRA attacks to escorting the Queen: 25 years of the MOD Guard Service
![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)
...change in emphasis to include much more of a customer care role than there used to be. I think that over the years I.T has made certain elements of our...
It really is a jungle out there - Keeping troops safe in Belize
Posted by:
Major Alan Grant, Posted on:
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Categories:
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)...