...the need to continue to strive for equality and diversity. Jo McKeegan-Brown OBE We all face professional challenges at work. Here at MGS we’re going through a period of particular...
![Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/L-to-R-Alex-Sotheran-DIO-archaeologist-Sam-Fairhead-Wessex-Archaeology-Stewart-Bowman-veteran-participant-Dick-1024x683.jpg)
...Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is a ground-breaking programme which was originally set up to provide educational...
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...and they support staff with an extensive range of activities to preserve, protect and record the many different types of wildlife that exist throughout the reserve. For example, the moorland...
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...by promoting responsible access. The area covered by the SAMMs project includes several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is also important for nature conservation and has a population...
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Hi, I’m Richard Tindal, Project Director for Larkhill Garrison at Aspire Defence Capital Works. You may have heard that we recently completed one million hours of construction work at Larkhill...
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...Nightingale in 2013. [Crown Copyright/MOD2013]Barrow Clump is a protected scheduled monument and an Early Bronze Age burial mound that later became the burial place for Anglo Saxons in the 6th...
A Tornado GR4 from 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), based out of Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus. [Crown Copyright/MOD2016]I’m the Overseas Area Project Manager for Cyprus and Gibraltar and today...
...don’t affect military training. Grazing restrictions are applied to areas important to wildlife. The small patches of bare ground created by exploding shells provide warm hollows for insects and areas...
...public sectors of the benefits of collaboration when it comes to innovative forward-thinking procurement methods like the Power Purchase Agreement used in the project. Already I have been asked for...
...truly unique and would be limited if I didn’t work in DIO. Niall Ford, Data Insight Apprentice, Business Administration Apprenticeship Niall Ford [MOD Crown Copyright/2019] My apprenticeship has allowed me...