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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Hi, I’m David Salmond and I'm Deputy Head of Major Projects in DIO's Programme and Projects Delivery team. With the DIO project team, we’re responsible for delivering the enabling works at RAF Marham in preparation for the arrival and operation of the …
Hi, I’m John Williams and as you may remember if you read my earlier blog, I’m a DIO Project Delivery Manager currently working on overseas projects. These include the runway renovations at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and RAF Gibraltar. Project …
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