By Ms. Joni M. Moore, Military Test Plans Analyst, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Infantry Soldiers here recently went to the front lines of training using what the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) Program Manager refers to as the “better boot.” The ISV is a new concept to […]
Army Modernization
82nd Airborne, 3rd SF troops test new parachutist life preserver at Ft. Bragg
By Mr. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Some of the nation’s elite Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group have finalized testing the Army’s new Parachutist Flotation Device (PFD). Preparation for the PFD test started in mid-April 2021 […]
2ID Soldiers test potential Army command post prototypes at JBLM
By Mr. Shelby R. Schoolcraft, Military Test Plans Analyst, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Washington — A potential Army Command Post prototype underwent operational testing during the annual Bayonet Focus Exercise here recently. Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team tried out the Command […]
82nd Airborne Soldiers airdrop test new Infantry Squad Vehicle at Ft. Bragg
By Mr. Wayne Lovely, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Infantry Soldiers here are testing the new Infantry Squad Vehicle to see if it allows rapid battlefield movement without having to wait on a ride or moving by foot. Soldiers from […]
UPDATE — MEDIA Advisory: Operational Test Command to promote commander to brigadier general Wednesday
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The media event scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 to celebrate promoting the commander of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command to brigadier general is cancelled. To escape possible inclement weather, the ceremony is moved to a small space indoors conducive to only family, […]
Intel Soldiers test modern system to collect multi-intelligence for commanders
By Maj. Dacharvrick Collins, Test Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona — Soldiers from Fort Gordon, Georgia, and Fort Bliss, Texas tested a new aerial intelligence platform designed to give battlefield commanders direct, timely and responsive multi-intelligence. They spent more than eight months training on the new […]
