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 […]
Fort Cavazos
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 […]
Ft. Bragg Army test paratroopers check leading edge possible T-11 parachute replacements
By Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Love, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Certified test paratroopers of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate completed operational testing for the Next Generation Static Line (NGSL) parachute systems. For a potential modification or replacement of the T- 11, […]
3CR Trooper shares excitement of new barracks with IMCOM CG
By Brandy Cruz Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram, commanding general of Installation Management Command, spoke with our Trooper, Pfc. Amber King, while taking a tour barracks of her barracks in 3rd Cav. Regt. Nov. 3 on Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos). During his visit, Gabram toured housing […]
Central Texas man becomes 42nd inductee at Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame ceremony
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — A Central Texas man who tested Army equipment for four decades was honored here as the newest inductee into the Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame. Dr. Richard A. Kass of Bastrop, Texas, became the 42nd […]
