![Building 101 at Worthy Down. [Skanska]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/thumb_DSC03202_1024-1024x681.jpg)
...alone will save the base approximately £50,000 per year, as well as saving the planet’s resources. Photovoltaic panels on the roof of one of the buildings. [Skanska]This has been a...
![Today, access control systems are much more sophisticated. [Crown Copyright/MOD]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/IMG_9224-1024x660.jpg)
...I recall being in the car park one morning and hearing a large bang from one of the Ministerial vehicles, a panic ensued and I genuinely believed we were under...
![Foxglove Covert team at 2017 Sanctuary Awards [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/11/DDCL1824-1024x665.jpg)
...now work as a Deputy Commander looking after the training estate in the North of the UK. One of my responsibilities includes looking after Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve. I...
![A Byway Open To All Traffic sign on Salisbury Plain. [Crown Copyright, MOD]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/04/Byway-Open-To-All-Traffic-sign-Kirsty-Williams-1024x684.jpg)
...their actions. Here's a countdown of some of the more ridiculous we’ve come across (number one is a classic): 6. Coming in at number six, “I didn’t see the signs.”...
![The steel frame of the 617 Squadron Headquarters, photographed in November 2017. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insidedio.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/20171124-RAF-Marham-construction-of-617-Sqn-HQ--1024x683.jpg)
...this really exciting project, and it’s one that makes the whole of our team immensely proud. An F-35 aircraft in flight. [Crown copyright/MOD 2016]The F-35 is an incredible multi-role combat...
...use data in DIO? Recently DIO has sought to investigate how we can use our data to find ways to better support the Armed Forces. This has been done in...
...our major commitments at DIO is providing first-class facilities to support the training of our armed forces, both at home and overseas. One example is the work we’ve done with...
A red flag flying to indicate that a Range Danger Area (RDA) is operational – one of several familiar sights on the Defence Training Estate [Crown Copyright / MOD 2021]As...
...most rewarding is by joining local volunteer groups to undertake activities that support and promote nature. The DIO Technical Services team has recently been working with one of these groups...
Penguins are just one of the Christmas-themed creatures on our Defence Estate. (Crown Copyright) It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but that doesn’t stop the hard...