How DIO supports the UK Armed Forces
...[Crown Copyright / MOD 2015]April this year marked the commencement of our five new accommodation contracts, worth £640m in total, to improve housing services for our Armed Forces customers as...
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New nurseries supporting forces families in Cyprus
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Lt Col Steve Nicholls, Posted on:
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Communications, Environment and Ecology, Working at DIO
![Commander British Forces Opens Nursery at RAF Akrotiri [MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/Early-Years-3-1024x824.jpg)
...and drop off areas are also available. The new staff for the new nursery at RAF Akrotiri [Crown Copyright MOD 2017]This significant investment in Cyprus has been very welcome news...
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)
...wildwood it once was. Modern forestry is largely a commercial enterprise, with the woodlands managed like any crop. But unlike growing corn for cornflakes the timescale for a timber crop...
Being a reservist in DIO
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John Weetman, Posted on:
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British Army, Coronavirus, Reserve Forces, Working at DIO
...giving up their free time to serve their nation. My role as the Officer Commanding has included preparing reserve soldiers for deployment to support in the fight against Coronavirus. During...
From D-Day to today: Braunton Burrows Training Area
...a popular site for the Armed Forces to practise off-road driving skills. [Crown Copyright/MOD2019]Braunton Burrows is still used to train personnel for amphibious landings, but its main use today is...
100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area
![Soldiers with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry onboard a Challenger 2 main battle tank during a training exercise at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/07/45156642-1024x682.jpg)
...lightweight weapons for Special Forces to new tanks like the Challenger 2, and currently the new 40mm cannon system soon to be deployed on Scout Specialist Vehicles and Ajax as...
Preparing Glen Mallan for the Royal Navy’s surface fleets
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Craig MacDonald, Posted on:
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Glen Mallan jetty, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, VolkerStevin
...being refurbished to make it suitable for loading and unloading ammunition for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. We’ve already demolished the...
Improving welfare facilities for troops
...mark the beginning of construction for new on-site, state-of-the-art kitchen and dining facilities for troops completing pre-deployment training across the training area. Nescliff Training Camp is an important military training...
Upgrading the Defence Training Estate with carbon efficient accommodation
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Col Phil Cook, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Military Training, Salisbury Plain Training Area
...benefit of the early stage of a new programme to provide new carbon efficient accommodation on a number of sites. We are calling this £45m project the Net Carbon Accommodation...
Training Estate delivery successes support Armed Forces
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DIO communications team, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Armed Forces, Climate Change, Forestry, Landmarc, Salisbury Plain Training Area
Troops outside the new facility at Nesscliff. [Copyright Landmarc Support Services 2020.]MOD land is held solely for the purpose of training the Armed Forces. Managing this land to enable the...