By Capt. Christopher Biddie, Test Officer, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colorado — 4th Infantry Division Soldiers here finished the final phases of testing a new battlefield smoke-producing system to conceal units during combat. The Screen Obscuration Module (SOM), which can be mounted to any vehicle or used dismounted, produces a billow of […]
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82nd Airborne Soldiers test forklift after cargo aircraft airdrop
By Mr. Wayne Lovely, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers are airdrop testing a small forklift system, making way for movement of large amounts of equipment and supplies quickly in austere battlefield conditions. Airdrop operations of the […]
MEDIA ADVISORY – 1st Cavalry Division to conduct recognition ceremony, present Purple Heart
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division is scheduled to conduct a quarterly Distinguished Service Recognition ceremony Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. in Howze Theater. Retiring Soldiers, outstanding troopers, and volunteers from across the division will be recognized for their contributions to the First Team and the Army during […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to host quarterly housing town hall
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The next quarterly Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Family Housing Town Hall event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7 at Howze Auditorium. Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) leaders will brief the status of issues within their designated unit-sponsored housing areas. Media who wish to […]
Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) to conduct prescribed burn
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The Directorate of Public Works Natural & Cultural Resources Management Branch along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Balcones National Wildlife Refuge is conducting a prescribed burn operation beginning at noon Nov. 1 in live-fire training area 80 at Dalton Mountain here. The burn is contingent […]
Army Vice Chief of Staff gives 50th birthday shoutout to Operational Test Command
Gen. Joseph M. Martin, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff, gives a shout-out to the West Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas-based U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC) for its birthday to help celebrate 50 years of Operational Testing since October 1, 1969. Martin commanded OTC June 2012 – April 2013. Operational testing began […]
