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Norfolk military training camp goes ‘green’

Soldiers using a Norfolk training area are enjoying more comfortable living conditions that also helping to protect the environment and reduce costs – thanks to an innovative, energy saving heating system. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered the new Air Source Heat Pump system at West Tofts Camp, near Thetford, as part of a package of measures to help meet the Government’s green targets. Working with industry partner Landmarc Support Services, DIO carried out some £295,000 worth of improvements in just eight weeks. The work is part of a three-year energy

Soldiers sleep in stone tents at STANTA

Soldiers exercising on a military training area inNorfolkwill sleep soundly, thanks to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) upgrading and weatherproofing ‘stone tents’. Refurbishment work at Stanford Training Area (STANTA) is providing a more realistic training environment for units training there, as well as giving troops a more comfortable night in the field. Working with industry partner Landmarc, DIO delivered the £60,000 project in eight weeks. It has helped to preserve the structures’ integrity by reducing wildlife and weather intrusion. In certain instances, where the

DIO supports blue light rehearsal in eastern England

Emergency services’ teams from across eastern England practiced getting to grips with the aftermath of a fatal helicopter accident on a military training area in the region. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) opened its Stanford Training Area (STANTA), in Norfolk, to the emergency crews as the location for a simulated aviation incident. Exercise Blue Light was the fourth in a series of annual emergency exercises. It involved the Norfolk and Suffolk Lowland search and rescue teams, theNorfolkandSuffolk4X4 response teams, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Services, Norfolk Police and

Paras take infantry masterclass at STANTA

From crossing rivers to setting ambushes, troops from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have been sharpening their soldiering skills in a major training exercise. Exercise CYPHER BAYONET saw the Colchester-based gunners demonstrate their ability to perform as infantry soldiers as well as carrying out their core artillery role. The week-long training took place at Stanford Training Area (STANTA), in Norfolk, as soldiers practised manoeuvring across hostile countryside and living in the field for prolonged periods. As part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, the

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