Managing wildfires and much more on the Defence Training Estate
![Firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service monitoring the fire on Salisbury Plain Training Area. [Photograph courtesy of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/20180706_210200-1024x768.jpg)
...around the world, to enable our Armed Forces to be ready for operations and deployments. We manage around two thirds of the 223,800 hectares that the MOD owns, and a...
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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)
...acts as an important opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the significant contributions of women around the world and drive forward the agenda for global gender equality. Lucy Bogue, DIO...
New accommodation for HMS Queen Elizabeth crew
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Accommodation, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
Hi, I’m Peter Bush, DIO’s Head of Establishment for MOD Caledonia in Rosyth and I’ve been heavily involved in a DIO project here to provide temporary accommodation for naval personnel...
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,...
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...
Big Bang Theory and Practice: Managing DIO’s Ordnance Risks
...potential ordnance for the military teams who then excavate, identify and dispose of the items. My staff have specialist knowledge and experience. Some are former military personnel with ordnance clearance...
Mark's Mid-Year Update
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Mark Hutchinson, Posted on:
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Next Generation Estate Contracts, Strategic Business Partner
...we’ve achieved so far this year as well as looking forward to what’s in store for the rest of the year. Mark Hutchinson, DIO's Chief Executive. (Crown Copyright) Perhaps the...
The Site Chair Network: a view from the North
...Another major initiative for me, and a great step forward, is the formation of the site’s Admin Hub. This small, but perfectly formed, team is responsible for providing certain administrative...
Searching for War Horse
...sorts of capacities, including for cavalry, pulling supplies, artillery and hospital wagons. In 1917, there were nearly 870,000 horses and mules working for the Army, often in much the same...
Building 346 homes in record time at Beacon Barracks
...to the challenge. We are determined to provide outstanding new homes for our Armed Forces personnel and their families. For more on the work at Beacon Barracks, have a look...