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 […]
Operational testing
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 […]
Army, partner nations test latest Command Post Software at Ft. Carson Joint Warfighting Assessment
By Mr. Rick Michael, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colorado – Ivy Division Solders teamed up with Unified Action Partners (UAP) to test the newest version of Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) during a Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) here recently. The partner nations were United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. […]
Soldiers, Marines test new chemical, biological systems at Dugway
By Mr. Edward M. Jagodzinski, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — Soldiers from Fort Drum and Joint Base Lewis-McCord teamed with Marines from Camp Pendleton to test new tactical biological detection and chemical contamination indicator systems here. Soldiers with the 59th Hazard Response […]
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 […]
Ft. Sill Artillery Soldiers test updates to advanced high-tech targeting systems
By Fire Support Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT SILL, Oklahoma — Artillery troops here are testing updates to two fire support packages while telling the Army the systems’ shortcomings and successes of the fire support systems. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and Precision Fires-Dismounted (PF–D) system provide fully […]
