From apprentice to Technical Director and an OBE: Tom Meadow’s career journey in Defence
...have served. This is not only an honour for me, but also for SSG and I hope that I have shown everyone the art of the possible and that sometimes...
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Life as an MGS dog handler
...for anyone considering becoming an MGS Dog Handler would be to go for it. If you love dogs, this could be job for you – plus getting chased by a...
D-Day and modern day: learning from a battlefield study
...they are fit for operations and training. The maintenance and compliance of assets at the site is vital for vehicles to be maintained and stored in the right environment. This,...
Life’s a hoot for Salisbury Plain volunteers
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Hi, my name is Jonathan Pepper and I'm a Range Safety Marshall at DIO. For the last four years I’ve been working as a volunteer for the MOD Raptor and...
Railways to Runways: DIO's Specialist Engineers
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...Forces use around the globe. DIO's specialist engineers are responsible for runways. This photo shows resurfacing work underway on the secondary runway at RAF Marham, now complete. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]We even...
Repairing runways - safety comes first
...wide-ranging, the operational impact of down-time for maintenance is often severe, and there is a need for economic solutions. John Cook, DIO's Head Airfield Pavements Engineer [Crown Copyright]DIO's Airfield Pavement...
Six ridiculous excuses for risking your life on the training estate
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Last week we looked at some ways to risk your life on the Defence training estate. When we catch people ignoring the rules, they use a variety of excuses for...
Consolidation of Military Sites: A Town Planner’s Perspective
...Auckland, New Zealand. [Stephen Harness]My main conclusions following my visits were that plans for development: need to be based on longer-term timescales – at least 20 years - and on...
Calling all engineers and engineers to be - think Defence!
...and I’ve been working for DIO since April 2017. I have found that engineering within defence has given me so many unique and exciting opportunities. For example, I am involved...
Paving the way for future infrastructure
...time. The FPG would be central to that process, housing a centre of excellence for infrastructure procurement. Throughout the lifespan of the NGEC current contracts, at least five years ,...