By Capt. John A. Escalera, Test Officer, Fixed Wing/Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Test Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs AIR FORCE PLANT 42, Calif. – Aviation testers here recently completed testing of an improved Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) known as the MQ1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER). The GE-ER test […]
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USAOTC to host Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The 25th Annual Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be hosted by U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s (USAOTC) Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) here at 9 a.m. Sept. 20. The 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, Chief Warrant Officer 2 […]
Army conducts first operational test of UH–60V Black Hawk helicopter digital cockpit
By Sgt. 1st Class Richard. A. Sosa, Rotary Division Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command REDSTONE ARESENAL, Ala. – Experimental test pilots from Redstone Test Center (RTC) here teamed with operational pilots, crewmembers and ground troops from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), Fort Bragg, N.C. to […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command welcomes new commander, sends off senior enlisted advisor
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The unit responsible for testing new and modernized Army equipment welcomed its 28th commander during a change of command ceremony here Thursday. Brig. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor comes to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command […]
Media Advisory: U.S. Army Operational Test Command to hold change of command ceremony Thursday
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold a change of command ceremony at its headquarters here Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Brig. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor will become USAOTC’s 28th commander, replacing Brig. Gen. John C. Ulrich, who has commanded the unit since July 12, 2016. […]
Commentary: Suicide prevention means taking action
By Master Sgt. Tasha J. Wright, NCOIC, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Prevention is defined as the action of stopping something from happening or arising. The most critical part to know is that prevention is an action, something we must actually do. As part of suicide prevention, we take classes and […]
