![Reservist Ben Lolley on the upper deck of the Danish warship HDMS Absalon. [Crown Copyright, MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/20171027-Lolley_Pic1-1-1024x768.png)
Hi! My name is Ben Lolley and I work in Projects and Programme Delivery (PPD) at DIO HQ, Sutton Coldfield. On a daily basis I am responsible for developing DIO’s capital projects delivery processes and managing a team that provides …
![Commander British Forces Opens Nursery at RAF Akrotiri [MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/Early-Years-3-1024x824.jpg)
Living and working abroad can be exciting but it can also be challenging. DIO is responsible for looking after personnel and their families who are serving both at home and abroad. DIO has personnel serving all over the world in …
![Bulford Kiwi chalk monument, Salisbury Plain [Crown copyright/MOD]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/10/Bulford-Kiwi-2.jpeg)
People may not realise that as part of DIO’s duty to look after the MOD estate, we do a lot of work to preserve and protect monuments and sites of historical and scientific interest. My name is Richard Osgood and …
Why choose engineering as a career? Why choose an engineering career in DIO? My name is Helen Randell and I’ve been a civil engineer for nearly 10 years. I work in DIO’s Safety, Environment and Engineering (SEE) team as part …
![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)
1st October marked the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Ministry of Defence Guard Service, (MGS), the specialist unarmed guards who provide security at many MOD sites. To mark the occasion, two MGS guards who have worked at MGS …
![Left to right: Alex Sotheran, DIO archaeologist; Sam Fairhead, Wessex Archaeology; Stewart Bowman, veteran participant; Dickie Bennett, Breaking Ground Heritage. [Crown Copyright / MOD 2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/09/L-to-R-Alex-Sotheran-DIO-archaeologist-Sam-Fairhead-Wessex-Archaeology-Stewart-Bowman-veteran-participant-Dick-1024x683.jpg)
Hi, I’m Alex Sotheran and I’m a DIO archaeologist. I am lucky enough that some of my work involves Operation Nightingale, a programme which facilitates archaeological digs for sick, injured and wounded service personnel and veterans. Operational Nightingale is …
![A three-bed house on the Chimney Rise estate. [Crown Copyright/MOD 2015]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/Chimney-Rise-Estate-ROs-3-Beds1.jpg)
Hi, I’m Amir Taheri and I work at the British Army Training Unit Kenya, also known as BATUK. I’m one of a number of DIO staff here, working alongside personnel from the Army and local civilians working for the MOD. …
![Building 101 at Worthy Down. [Skanska]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/thumb_DSC03202_1024-1024x681.jpg)
Hello, my name is Georgina Smith and I’m the environmental advisor for Skanska at Worthy Down. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is working on a £300 million project which will deliver the new Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration (DCLPA) …
![HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Portsmouth for the first time. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/20170816-HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-arriving-in-Portsmouth-for-the-first-time-1-1024x565.jpg)
I’m Geoff Robson, DIO’s Chief Operating Officer. As you will probably have heard or seen, Portsmouth welcomed the first of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, into port for the first time on Wednesday 16 August 2017 …
![Lt Townsend. [Crown Copyright/MOD2017]](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-07-at-16.26.17.png)
Sometimes a chance conversation can have unexpected and very positive effects, and that’s exactly what has happened with the disused nuclear bunkers on the Swynnerton Training Area in Staffordshire. My name is Jim Salisbury and I’m the Training Safety Officer …