Reflecting on Women in Defence and International Women's Day
![Numbers of women serving in the Royal Air Force, British Army and Royal Navy are increasing. [Crown Copyright/MOD2010]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/03/Tri-service-2.jpeg)
The first national day for women was held in New York on 28th February 1909 and saw 15,000 women march together to demand better working hours, better pay and the...
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Revealing the secrets of Cyprus: Ancient Akrotiri Project
![The Ancient Akrotiri Project team excavating one of the Roman buildings at Dreamer's Bay. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Akrotiri-blog-2.jpg)
...on the go for about four years and was initially designed to investigate the Roman buildings at Dreamer’s Bay, a favoured recreation spot for personnel and well known for its...
No Mow May at RAF St Mawgan: the best excuse for not mowing the lawn!
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Samuel Ibbotson, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Sustainability
An area of tall grass providing a potential nesting site for skylarks and other birds [Crown Copyright / MOD 2022]I’m Samuel Ibbotson, an Estate Facility Manager for DIO. My role...
What a difference a year makes at RAF Lakenheath
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Steve Rix, Posted on:
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Kier VolkerFitzpatrick, RAF Lakenheath, United States Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme
...continuing to work on the installation of new drainage systems, fire hydrants and the diversion of existing services to accommodate the new facilities. We’ve installed a new temporary concrete production...
Building a sustainable future: International Women in Engineering Day
...main project, with the aim of saving money and time for DIO. This means looking after the subcontractor appointments that help us create features that form part of the new...
Impressions of DIO to date
...my background, I’d been watching DIO for a few years and looking out for an opportunity to join and combine my military interest and my career, so this is perfect...
Providing Forces with safe place to train
...an average day, for example, I might deal with provision of estate for foreign forces, advising on the ability of a suitable training facility for a trial of new equipment,...
Portsmouth Is Ready – Looking Back with Pride on DIO’s Vital Role
![HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Portsmouth for the first time. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/20170816-HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-arriving-in-Portsmouth-for-the-first-time-1-1024x565.jpg)
...the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, into port for the first time on Wednesday 16 August 2017 and I was lucky enough to be in attendance. HMS...
Maintaining and protecting woodlands on the UK Defence Training Estate
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Judith Peachey, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Forestry, Landmarc, Sustainability, Wildlife
...our troops, homes for a wide range of wildlife and a source of key wood products. Working with DIO’s foresters and Landmarc’s regional forestry teams, my primary objective is to...
DIO staff recognised with honours
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DIO Communications Team, Posted on:
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Cyprus, Falkland Islands, MOD Guard Service, Working at DIO
...New Year’s Honours List for his services to Defence. SSG is DIO’s team of experts which provides and maintains security systems for MOD sites, and from time to time, other...