By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven M. Melvin, Aviation Test Program Officer, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin — Aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel of the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are here operationally testing the UH–60V Blackhawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest […]
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82nd Airborne troops test Army’s next-generation combat goggle
By Lt. Col. Jerry L. Jones Jr., Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers helping the Army make decisions on its newest program to provide Infantry Soldiers with a mixed reality headset. Working toward a future when cloud services, squad radios, and necessary combat […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command holds change of command ceremony
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – (June 30, 2022) Friends, family, and workers of the unit charged with testing equipment to make sure Soldiers fight with the best gear possible held its change of command ceremony Thursday. “My son George […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Army Operational Test Command to change commanders Thursday at West Ft. Hood
WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — The unit responsible for testing new and modernized Army equipment will welcome a new commander during a change of command ceremony 9 a.m. Thursday. Incoming Commander Col. George C. Hackler arrives to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command as its 31st commander after serving as division […]
82nd Airborne troops help develop HMMWV Joint Battle Command-Platform airdrop practices
By Mr. Blake Bagby, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Paratroopers here are busy developing new procedures to allow the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P) system to remain installed in HMMWVs during low velocity airdrops (LVAD). “The fact that I no longer […]
Soldiers test new system focused to modernize aviation logistics, maintenance
By Mr. Scott Uini, Enterprise & Mission Command Test Division, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT LEE, Virginia — Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia conducted the first tests here on a new system focused on improving readiness through modernizing aviation maintenance and logistics functions. “The Global Combat Support System Increment […]
