Breaking Ground with Operation Nightingale
Dickie Bennett, a retired Royal Marines Commando, explains his relationship with Operation Nightingale and how it has changed his life.
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 …
Making a difference to service family accommodation
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Air Commodore Wendy Rothery, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Facilities Management, Future Accomodation Model
Hi, I’m Air Commodore Wendy Rothery and I’m DIO’s Head of Accommodation. I'm responsible for the provision of Service Families Accommodation and associated customer support to service personnel and their families in the UK and across Europe. Quality accommodation is …
Technical Services at DIO: a varied world
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Paul Wilson, Posted on:
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Archaeology, Engineering, Environment and Ecology, Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Falkland Islands, Operation Nightingale, Working at DIO
Hi, I’m Paul Wilson and I currently have the privilege of leading the specialist technical teams at DIO as Acting Head of Technical Services. Today I’ll be blogging about what we do and the exciting opportunities available in our team. …
Managing the Overseas Estate: the importance of local staff
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Brigadier Simon Stockley, Posted on:
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BATSUB, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Kenya
![A LEC from Belize working on some plumbing. [Crown Copyright]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/08/Belize-Brian-Robles-Plumber-1024x768.jpg)
Hi, I’m Brigadier Simon Stockley and I’m responsible for the provision of infrastructure to support our personnel in their bases overseas, while simultaneously providing Defence training facilities in the UK and around the world. Today I wanted to take the …
Railways to Runways: DIO's Specialist Engineers
![Resurfacing work on the secondary runway. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/01/Resurfacing-work-on-the-secondary-runway.-Crown-CopyrightMOD2017-1024x704.jpg)
Hi, I’m Bryan Dunn and I lead the specialist infrastructure engineers here at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Being a specialist engineer at DIO is challenging but it is a hugely important task due to the amount of complex infrastructure that …
Excavating military tracks at Barrow Clump
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Richard Osgood, Posted on:
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Archaeology, Environment and Ecology, Military Training, Operation Nightingale, Salisbury Plain Training Area
![Volunteers and archaeologists at Barrow Clump [Crown Copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/B33E8BFD-E44C-416E-A1F8-04B16CB63AA9-1024x768.jpeg)
Hi, my name is Richard Osgood and I'm the Senior Archaeologist at DIO. Today I'll be blogging about the team of military veterans, service personnel and volunteers from Wessex Archaeology and Breaking Ground Heritage who helped to unearth the excavation …
Adventure, penguins and service delivery!
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Tony Robertson, Posted on:
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Accommodation, Falkland Islands, Land Management, Working at DIO
![Tony Robertson, DIO Area Manager for the South Atlantic Islands [Crown Copyright, MOD 2016]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/20150418_130459_crop_396x459.jpg)
Hi, I’m Tony Robertson and I work as the DIO Area Manager for the South Atlantic Islands. I’m responsible for service delivery in the Falkland Islands. Replacing key infrastructure DIO is currently working on many different projects to maintain …
New vehicles crack down on illegal activity on Salisbury Plain
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Lt Col Stewart Andrews, Posted on:
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Land Management, Military Training, Public Access, Salisbury Plain Training Area
Hi, I’m Lt Col Stewart Andrews and I’m DIO’s Senior Training Safety Officer for Salisbury Plain. Last year, 2948 illegal incursions were reported in the South West; most were caused by people illegally driving 4x4s and motorcycles on the Plain. …
Monumental effort restores ‘Bulford Kiwi’ to its original splendour
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Richard Osgood, Posted on:
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Archaeology, Army Basing Programme, Salisbury Plain Training Area
![The Bulford Kiwi from the air, showing its white chalk figure, facing to the right, against the green hillside together with the letters "NZ" also in chalk. [Crown copyright, MOD 2018]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2018/07/ODI-20180629-463-002-e1545148855513-1024x681.jpg)
Hi, I’m Richard Osgood and I’m DIO’s senior archaeologist. Part of DIO’s role is to look after the MOD estate and we do a lot of work to preserve and protect monuments and sites of historical and scientific interest. Last …