WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will host a change of command ceremony at 9 a.m. May 23 in its headquarters building here. Col. Ronald R. Ragin will become OTC’s 29th commander replacing Brig. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor, who has commanded the unit since Sept. 6, […]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood equipment testing unit to host community ‘Partnership Day’ Thursday
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Distinguished Central Texas associates have been invited to “Partnership Day” Thursday to help the U.S. Army Operational Test Command celebrate 50 years in the business of testing Army equipment. Media are invited to attend while civic leaders, college chancellors, and the like, mingle with Soldiers of the […]
Ft. Hood Engineers test modernized route clearance equipment to save Soldier lives
By Robert Richardson, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Soldiers from the 937th Engineer Company (Clearance), 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade here, trained on their tactical missions while putting some of the Army’s newest route clearance equipment through its […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood Engineer Soldiers to test new route clearance equipment that detects explosives
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 […]
Ft. Bliss Engineer Soldiers test Joint Assault Bridge to discover issues before combat
By Lt. Col. Jeron Washington, Senior Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BLISS, Texas — Engineer Soldiers here are ready to dig in to operational testing of the Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) after learning how the new system operates. Operational testers say one of the most […]
Ft. Bliss Engineer Soldiers begin training on Joint Assault Bridge ahead of operational test
By Lt. Col. Jeron Washington, Senior Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BLISS, Texas — A Battalion of Engineer Soldiers here have started the testing process for the new Joint Assault Bridge (JAB). The JAB will allow vehicle commanders and crews to keep pace with current Army […]
