Capability in Kenya: Improvements at Laikipia
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...accommodation for staff working at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), to be located at the Laikipia Air Base East (LAB(E)). A bit about Laikipia LAB(E) is an ex...
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Supporting the British Army’s capability in Kenya
...for combined arms light role infantry battle group exercises. It is also used for forward operating bases, village locations and engineering tasks. Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's...
Conservation in action at Portsmouth Harbour
Wild flowers on Horsea Island. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2024] I work as DIO’s ecologist for the South East region, spanning from Hampshire all the way over to Kent and...
Achieving Value for Money: Quantity Surveying at DIO
...on - I am now approaching my eleventh year here! Our Quantity Surveyors are responsible for ensuring value for money on all infrastructure projects which allow our Armed Forces to...
Tree Felling: Helping Woodlands for the Future
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...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...
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...
DIO Accommodation – a year of achievements
I joined DIO in November 2020, having spent the previous six years as Head of Infrastructure first for Joint Forces Command and latterly for Air Command. My wife and I...
Refurbishing a historic London barracks
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James Redmond and Del Thomas, Posted on:
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Armed Forces, Defence Estate, London District
The refurbished Wellington Barracks [Copyright Amey 2022]Our DIO teams in the South East oversee a rich and diverse historic estate. We're responsible for the maintenance of some iconic sites...
Staying safe and protecting wildlife on the Defence Training Estate
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Dean Howard, Posted on:
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Defence Training Estate (DTE), Environment and Ecology, Public safety
The Coast and Country Canines team alongside colleagues from DIO's Access and Recreation and ecology teams [Crown Copyright / MOD 2023]As the Deputy Training Safety Officer for the South East...
100 Years of Firing At Lulworth Training Area
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...‘stop butt’ for gunnery so a machine gun school was quickly set up for the tank crews to train. Initially, the six pounder gun was fired on Salisbury Plain and...