WEST FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Col. George C. Hackler, commander of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, will be promoted to brigadier general here Friday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m..

Hackler took the reins of OTC June 30, 2022 as the unit’s 31st commander.

Media wanting to cover the event should contact the Operational Test Command Public Affairs Office, at (254) 449-3686, or email: michael.m.novogradac.civ@army.mil, no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, please.

A public affairs escort will meet the media at the Fort Cavazos main gate at “T.J. Mills Boulevard,” known as “Bernie Beck Gate,” at 1 p.m., Jan. 19.

Hackler’s biography is available at: https://www.atec.army.mil/otc/leaders/leaders_cdr.html

OTC enlists the “Total Army” (Active, National Guard, and Reserve) when testing Army, joint, and multi-service warfighting systems in realistic operational environments, using typical Soldiers to determine whether the systems are effective, suitable, and survivable. OTC is required by public law to test major systems before they are fielded to its ultimate customer — the American Soldier.

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