Civilians and conservation: DIO in Belize
Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to visit our overseas training area in Belize with Brigadier Simon Stockley and his team. Here are my impressions of our operation in Belize.
Dreamer’s Bay: Ancient Remains in Cyprus
Regular blog readers will know that there is an annual cycle of archaeological excavations at the Dreamer’s Bay site at RAF Akrotiri. The Ancient Akrotiri Project team, which is overseen by DIO and led by the University of Leicester School …
Strengthening partnerships at RAF Lakenheath
Construction has begun on the first set of projects to prepare the airbase in Suffolk for the arrival of two new squadrons of US F35s in 2021.
Buzzing around the Defence estate
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Iain Perkins, Posted on:
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Biodiversity, Castlemartin Training Area, Salisbury Plain Training Area
It’s Bees’ Needs Week and I’d like to tell you about the important work that DIO does to protect bees across the Defence estate.
Welcoming the Disabled Ramblers to Salisbury Plain
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James Nevitt, Posted on:
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Public Access, Public safety, Salisbury Plain Training Area
A few weeks ago, I helped the Disabled Ramblers learn about the history of Salisbury Plain and how our Armed Forces use it to live, work and train.
Combining Curlew Conservation and Flight Safety on RAF Airfields
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Dr Stuart Otway and Neil Durrance, Posted on:
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Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, RAF
DIO has worked together with the RAF, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and Natural England on a pilot project to rescue 60 curlew eggs from RAF airfields in East Anglia.
Worldwide workforce - meeting DIO staff across the globe
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Lucy Bogue, Posted on:
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Canada, DIO Brunei, Energy, Engineering, Falkland Islands, Working at DIO
I am incredibly proud to work for Defence and especially for DIO, an organisation that employs some 5,500 people, of which around 600 are overseas. One of the greatest privileges I have as Chief of Staff is seeing first-hand how …
The MOD Access Forum: Working Together for Safe Public Access to the Training Estate
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James Nevitt, Posted on:
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Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Mapping, Military Training, Public Access, Public safety
The 2019 MOD Access Forum saw attendees from various organisations learn about the public access issues affecting the MOD estate and even have a go at searching for unexploded ordnance!
Take two: preparing Portsmouth for the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
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Colin Efford, Posted on:
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HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Portsmouth, Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
Portsmouth Naval Base is gearing up to become home to the HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s huge new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.
Repairing access to the Fossil Forest
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James Nevitt, Posted on:
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Explosive Ordnance Clearance, Public Access, Public safety
In 2015, an overhanging rock face began to collapse, damaging the public stairway that leads down from the South West Coast Path Trail to the Fossil Forest, located within Lulworth Ranges. DIO has worked with Lulworth Estate, Natural England, Dorset Council and Vertical Technologies to repair the stairway and re-open the site.