By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington — Combat aviators here are conducting operational tests of Army modernization efforts using three UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The UH-60V Black Hawk will retrofit the Army’s remaining UH-60L helicopter fleet’s analog […]
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U.S. Army Operational Test Command to celebrate 50 years of dedicated equipment testing
By U.S. Army Operational Testing Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those humble beginnings of the Army’s […]
New human remains transfer case operational testing underway at Ft. Lee
By Capt. Benjamin J. Borys, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT LEE, Virginia – The only Army active duty mortuary affairs units are taking part in operational testing of the new Contaminated Human Remains Transfer – Case here. CHRT is a triple-layered, leak-proof packaging system for the storage and […]
Ft. Hood opens Technology Integration Center, bonding Army testing, academic, community, industry partners
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A new building serving as a technology collaboration hub opened here Wednesday, along with an announcement of a cyber education plan among Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos)’s academic, community, and industry partners. The Army Test and […]
Media Advisory — Ft. Hood opens Technology Integration Center to bond Army testing, academic, community, industry partners
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Operational Test Command (OTC) will open its new Technology Integration Center here 9 a.m. Aug. 28, aiming to connect its test technology developers and users world-wide with other engineers, analysts, technicians and academia. The center will also provide an anchor point for OTC to better collaborate […]
Ft. Hood Black Hawk aviation crews test new Army aircraft survivability system
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – The latest countermeasures designed to improve Army aircraft survivability were tested here by helicopter aircrews based out of Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas. Soldiers from the 3rd Assault Helicopter […]
