– UPDATE as of Feb. 3, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. The USAOTC retirement ceremony honoring John W. Diem Friday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. has been cancelled. Within minutes after posting this MEDIA ADVISORY, the Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Senior Commander closed Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) on Feb. 4, 2022 due […]
Operational testing
4th ID sets up, tears down new command post prototypes at Ft. Carson
By Capt. Demetrius L. Spencer, Test Officer, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colorado — 4th Infantry Division Soldiers just completed testing a new command post structure as part of the Army’s effort to modernize the division headquarters. “Command Post Infrastructure Integration (CPI2) is the new command post for the […]
Ivy Division Crazy Horse crews test Army’s newest 120mm Abrams Main Battle Tank round
By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command Yuma Test Center, Arizona. — Deep in the desert here, two Ivy Division tank crews of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team recently tested the Army’s newest 120mm tactical service round. Under 112 degree-plus heat, they simulated combat missions with full […]
Soldiers, Airmen, Marines test new chemical agent detection systems at Ft. Hood
By Mr. Joshua Smith, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Airmen from Joint Base-Charleston, South Carolina teamed here to test new chemical agent […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: OTC to host 28th Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday
Update as of 11:25 a.m., Oct. 28, 2021 — Masks are currently required on all DoD facilities. By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Local news media are invited to the 28th Annual Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony hosted by U.S. Army Operational […]
4ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team tests Army’s newest mounted GPS devices
By Maj. Matthew Truax, Test Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – 4th Infantry Division Soldiers tested the Army’s next-generation Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (APNT) solution here, which allows Soldiers to maintain integrity of position and timing in GPS-contested environments. The Mounted […]
