RAF

Strengthening partnerships at RAF Lakenheath

Posted by: Keith Maddison, Posted on: 15 July 2019 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, Kier VolkerFitzpatrick, RAF Lakenheath, USVF F35s, working together

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.

Combining Curlew Conservation and Flight Safety on RAF Airfields

Posted by: Dr Stuart Otway and Neil Durrance, Posted on: 24 June 2019 - Categories: Environment and Ecology, Health and safety, RAF, working together

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.

Proud to support DIO and the RAF

Posted by: Squadron Leader Sarah Brewin, Posted on: 6 April 2018 - Categories: Air Command, Defence infrastructure, RAF, RAF Valley, Working at DIO

Hi, I’m Squadron Leader Sarah Brewin. I joined the Personnel Support branch in 2006, and my career has taken me all over the world, including the Middle East, Ascension Island, Northern Scotland and North Wales, working mainly in infrastructure and …

Looking Ahead: a project update from RAF Marham

Posted by: Lieutenant Colonel Ian Jenkins, Posted on: 22 January 2018 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, F-35B Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth Carriers

It’s been a while since my last blog on the progress of work we’re undertaking at RAF Marham to prepare it to be the Main Operating Base of the Royal Navy and RAF’s F-35 Lightning fleet, so this seems a …

Lightning Progress at RAF Marham

Posted by: Lieutenant Colonel Ian Jenkins, Posted on: 21 March 2017 - Categories: Defence infrastructure, F-35B Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth Carriers

Hi, I’m Lieutenant Colonel Ian Jenkins and DIO’s on-site project manager at RAF Marham overseeing the DIO portion of the infrastructure uplift required to support the F-35B aircraft arrival at the Station in 2018. Having spent 18 years in the …

More than just an aircraft hangar

Posted by: Denis Williams, Posted on: 28 February 2017 - Categories: Brize Norton, Defence infrastructure

Surely one aircraft hangar is much like the next? Well, not quite, especially when it’s an MRO, or Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility. My name is Denis Williams. I am a DIO project manager and I’d like to tell you …

2016 in Review

Posted by: DIO Communications Team, Posted on: 19 December 2016 - Categories: Defence infrastructure

2016 has been another busy year at DIO, with a number of big projects and programmes progressing or completed. Let’s take a quick look back… We completed the structure of a new hangar at RAF Brize Norton to house the …

Work continues apace at RAF Marham in preparation for new F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters

Posted by: Rob Dawson, Posted on: 6 December 2016 - Categories: F-35B Lightning II

Hi, I’m Rob Dawson, the DIO’s Principal Project Manager for Lightning. Since our last update there has been some significant developments on the site at RAF Marham in Norfolk which are helping us prepare for the arrival and operation of …

Chemical Demolition at RAF Marham for F35s

Posted by: Lt Col Grant Kerr, Posted on: 5 July 2016 - Categories: F-35B Lightning II

I’m Lt Col Grant Kerr, a Royal Engineer Professionally Qualified Officer posted to the DIO. My initial role was as a Requirements Manager for 12 months. However, since August 2015 I have been a Project Manager within our Major Projects …

Renovating the Runway at RAF Valley

Posted by: Alan Baker, Posted on: 24 May 2016 - Categories: Defence infrastructure

Hi, I’m Alan Baker and I’m a DIO Project Manager. One of my current projects is the runway resurfacing at RAF Valley on Anglesey. Importance of RAF Valley RAF Valley is a fast jet training base where RAF pilots are …