I’m Lt Cdr Bob Carter, SO2 Air Safety for the DIO’s Service Delivery Training Safety team, and when asked what I do for a living, I often reply: “I’m in the Navy, but I work with the Army, offering aviation …
Last summer, participants on Operation Nightingale recovered the remains of Spitfire P9503 on Salisbury Plain. This was part of a project to provide two case studies of best recovery practice to English Heritage. The second of these recoveries is taking …
I’ve been a soldier since the mid 1970s when I joined the Royal Irish Rangers. During my MOD career, I’ve trained soldiers and prepared foreign forces for operations, as well as being involved in numerous operations myself. I now work in the …
I'm Major Alistair Rule and I work as one of two Training Safety Officers on Salisbury Plain. That means I'm responsible for ensuring safe and sustainable training on Salisbury Plain. My colleague mostly oversees training on the firing ranges and I deal with …
Once again this has been a busy and demanding time for everybody in DIO. It's worth reflecting as we approach Christmas how far we have come this year, particularly as we continue to deliver to our military customers. …
Hello. My name is Frank. When I’m not watching my nine-year-old son play football and rugby – that’s his order of preference - I am Head of DIO Service Delivery (SD) Training, responsible for the Training Service. We are the …
Another long day in the office and it’s time to log off and drive home. But it’s not always like this. As an Environmental Advisor for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) I could just as likely be perusing a prehistoric …
People often talk about ‘big business’, but what does the phrase actually mean to you? Do you immediately think of a well-known name such as Shell or Vodafone? I suspect the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) doesn’t feature. DIO is a substantial …