By Sgt. Aaron Harris, Enterprise & Mission Command Test Division, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Georgia — Aviation Soldiers are busy here testing a new system focused on improving enterprise readiness through modernizing Aviation maintenance and logistics functions. “We are getting a look at how the Soldiers actually […]
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Ft. Hood Engineer Soldiers test new battlefield shaping munition
By Capt. Bradden Van Noy, Test and Evaluation Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Engineer Soldiers just completed testing the Army’s newest explosive that will help them shape the battlefield. Sappers from the 59th Combat Engineer Company – Armored (CEC-A), […]
Air Defenders test newest Patriot Missile upgrades
By Sgt. 1st Class Jimmie E. Dale, Test NCO, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, Fort Bliss, Texas WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Sixty-five Soldiers and 135 Government Civilians started a yearlong test on the latest Patriot Missile System upgrade. This upgrade is the newest one since 2018. The Patriot Missile System […]
Production model Infantry Squad Vehicles airdrop tested for long-term ruggedization
By Mr. Blake Bagby, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Airborne equipment testers here are working with aerospace engineers on modifying airdrop rigging techniques because of structural and mechanical changes made by the manufacturer of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). “Testing […]
Illinois Guard aircrews test Army’s newest helicopter upgrade
By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven M. Melvin, Aviation Test Program Officer, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin — Aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel of the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are here operationally testing the UH–60V Blackhawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest […]
82nd Airborne troops test Army’s next-generation combat goggle
By Lt. Col. Jerry L. Jones Jr., Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers helping the Army make decisions on its newest program to provide Infantry Soldiers with a mixed reality headset. Working toward a future when cloud services, squad radios, and necessary combat […]
