FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Engineer Soldiers here will conduct missions Tuesday while testing the Army’s newest route clearance vehicles. Media are invited to attend testing of the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) 2 and Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Roller in the field. Both are designed to improve the ability of route […]
36th Engineer Brigade News
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers to test new Man Transportable Robotic System Thursday
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — EOD Soldiers with the 737th Ordnance Company and 937th Route Clearance Company will take part in operational testing of a new robot system Thursday. Media are invited to attend testing of the new Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) in the field. The test training scenario dictates […]
Ft. Hood chemical, engineer, EOD Soldiers apply missions to test new robot capabilities
By Robert Richardson, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Chemical, engineer, and explosive ordinance disposal unit Soldiers here are joining a National Guard Civil Support Team to put the Army’s latest robotic system to the test. The Man Transportable Robotic System […]
Engineers test new video display in mine protected vehicle
By Maj. Jason E. Carney, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri – A platoon of route clearance Engineer Soldiers here will be testing a new Multi-Functional Video Display (MVD) for the Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) Type II beginning Wednesday. The […]
