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 […]
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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 […]
3CR Soldiers test new system to help navigate without GPS at White Sands
By Maj. Matthew Truax, Test Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico — Eighteen Soldiers from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, conducted night missions in a GPS degraded environment here using a new Army navigation tool called Mounted Assured Positioning and Timing System […]
Annual award honors Ft. Hood Army Civilian employee finding herself through volunteering
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — An Army Civilian employee here was honored in a small virtual ceremony as a Volunteer of the Year, selected by the Army Community Service’s Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Volunteer Corps. Ms. Carla A. Anthony, an office […]
