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Operation Nightingale: The eagle has landed

Posted by: Richard Osgood, Posted on: 29 August 2014 - Categories: Archaeology

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 …

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Tales of the unexpected – renovating historic buildings

Posted by: Jon Butler, Posted on: 26 August 2014 - Categories: Accommodation

I’m Jon Butler and I work as a Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager on Project SLAM, an ongoing programme of work to provide improved Single Living Accommodation for non-married military personnel. Sometimes this is done by designing and building whole …

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Managing housing infrastructure in Kenya

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 13 August 2014 - Categories: Accommodation
Housing under construction in Nanyuki, Kenya, which is periodically inspected by DIO Engineers prior to our occupation. (Crown Copyright)

Did you know that the British Army has an establishment in Kenya? It's called the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). Staff come from the Army, other branches of the MOD including DIO, and some are what we call locally-employed …

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Bicycle Race – Training staff give ‘Le Tour’ a hand

Posted by: Phill Ingledew, Posted on: 14 July 2014 - Categories: Public Access
The Red Arrows fly over Harewood House at the start of the race. (Crown Copyright)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you won’t have missed that the Tour de France 2014 kicked off in Yorkshire.

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Bombs Away – BBC stars help MOD ordnance teams

Posted by: Lucy Alexander-Fuller, Posted on: 9 July 2014 - Categories: Explosive Ordnance Clearance
Royal Navy Southern Diving Group and DIO EOC staff pose with Countryfile presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker on Whitsand Beach, the Gower, Wales. (Crown Copyright)

Hi, I’m Lucy Alexander-Fuller from DIO’s Explosive Ordnance Clearance (EOC) team.

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Mark's Mid-Year Update

Posted by: Mark Hutchinson, Posted on: 7 July 2014 - Categories: Next Generation Estate Contracts, Strategic Business Partner
Mark Hutchinson (DIO Chief Executive), Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Minister for International Security Strategy), Richard McCarthy (DIO Chief Executive Designate) and Dr David Marsh (DIO Director of Business Partnering) at the SBP contract signing in MOD Main Building, London, 3rd June 2014. (Photo by Harland Quarrington, Crown Copyright)

I’m Mark Hutchinson and I’ve been DIO’s Acting Chief Executive since January.

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She sells Sanctuary – Hannah’s conservation role

Posted by: Hannah Mintram, Posted on: 23 June 2014 - Categories: Environment and Ecology
Hannah Mintram (Crown Copyright)

I’m Hannah Mintram, relatively new in post as Assistant Conservation Group and Sanctuary Officer. I work in the DIO Conservation Team based at Westdown Camp on the edge of Salisbury Plain, the largest military training area in the UK.

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Welcome to the Jungle

Posted by: SSgt Nick Bannister, Posted on: 9 June 2014 - Categories: Accommodation, Military Training

Hi, I’m Staff Sergeant Nick Bannister and I joined the Army as a Royal Engineer Apprentice in 1998. During my career I’ve trained as a Mechanical Engineer, as well as operating as a Combat Engineer in many theatres of operation. …

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Training Takes Flight at Former RAF Base

Posted by: Steve Jeffries, Posted on: 28 May 2014 - Categories: Military Training

As you may have heard, RAF Lyneham closed at the end of 2012. Though it’s not an operational airfield anymore, the site isn’t going to waste as there’s a major project underway to redevelop the site into a new military …

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An engaging role – building bonds with estate users

Posted by: Lt Colonel Jon, Posted on: 19 May 2014 - Categories: User Engagement

I started out on my military odyssey in the summer of 1988, when I first commissioned into the military. For a variety of reasons, but mainly because I was a rash young man, I decided that my future did not …

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