A Worthy Down update
Under Project Wellesley, we’ve been busy developing the new tri-service facility at the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration. Since 2017, a total of 27 buildings have been handed over.
How DIO supports our Armed Forces customers
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Accommodation, British Army, RAF, Royal Navy
This week is National Customer Service Week and to celebrate we’d like to reflect on the vital work that DIO do to provide our customers with the services they need to live, work, train and deploy all over the world.
Army Basing Programme – A look back and a look ahead
A look back at the achievements of the Army Basing Programme so far and a look ahead to what is planned in 2019.
Supporting the British Army’s capability in Kenya
DIO is investing over £40 million in vital training facilities in Kenya. Read on to find out more.
Supporting Suffield: Locally Employed Civilians in Canada
![A line of Challenger 2's fire as part of the Royal Welsh Battle Group during Exercise Prairie Lightning at BATUS in 2012. [Crown Copyright/MOD2012]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/09/45158850-1-1024x420.jpg)
Hi, I’m Gerry O’Toole and I am DIO’s Business Manager for the British Army Training Unit Suffield, also known as BATUS. It’s an enormous area of land in Alberta, Canada, where the British military can practise huge exercises. You may …
It really is a jungle out there - Keeping troops safe in Belize
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Major Alan Grant, Posted on:
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BATSUB, Belize, Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, Military Training
![Alan Grant, MBE SCOTS, DIO Training Safety Officer in Belize [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/06/Alan-1024x683.jpg)
I am Major Alan Grant MBE SCOTS. Currently I’m posted to Belize with DIO Range Control as the Training Safety Officer (TSO) in support of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) and I love my job. This is …
Army Basing Programme welcomes families to Ashdown Estate
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Army Basing Programme, Salisbury Plain Training Area
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Hi, I’m Mark Duddy and I’m the DIO Programme Director for the Army Basing Programme (ABP). If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that ABP is an infrastructure-led change programme for the Army that commenced …
Ballykinler military heritage uncovered
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My name is Dr Heather Montgomery and I am a Project Officer for Material Cultures and Landscapes at the Living Legacies WW1 Engagement Centre located within the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen's University Belfast (QUB). I am …
Army Basing Masterplan to build sustainable communities and homes
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Dr Sue Jordan, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Archaeology, Army Basing Programme, Communications, Environment and Ecology
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My name is Sue Jordan, Senior Environmental Manager in DIO Safety, Environment and Engineering. My colleagues and I work on a range of initiatives that protect and enhance the MOD estate worldwide. My blog explains the range of partnership working …
Saving archaeology on Salisbury Plain - Silver Otter Award Winner
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Our latest blog features the winner of this year’s coveted Sanctuary Silver Otter Award, Roy Canham, and his several years of work to preserve archaeology on Salisbury Plain. How can you co-ordinate military training on a site with some of …